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Sustainable Management of Crop Residues in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan: Challenges and Solutions

… crop residue management in South Asia. The burning of crop residue is a major reason for … the Indo-Gangetic plain region. Crop residue burning increases the concentration of … of both rural and urban populations. This burning degrades soil fertility that needs to …
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Global biomass fires and infant mortality

… and infant mortality Global outdoor biomass burning is a major contributor to air … substantial changes in the extent of biomass burning, including large declines in Africa. … evidence of the contribution of biomass burning to global health outcomes remains …
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Awareness and Capacity-Building for Women in the Informal Recycling Sector: Toolkit for Facilitators

… 2022), Just Transition of Women in the Waste Management Sector (Tsakona et al. 2023), … Mapping the Status of Women in the Global Waste Management Sector (Godfrey et al. 2023) … directly with women of the IRS, including waste pickers associations, non-governmental …
Guidelines, Tools & Models
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Atmospheric Brown Clouds - Emissions Inventory Manual

… emphasizing the significance of biomass burning and fossil fuel combustion in Asia, and … 70 5.6. Summary 76 6. Crop Residue Open Burning 77 6.1. Overview 77 6.2. Emission … 93 7.6. Summary 95 8. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Open Burning 97 8.1. Overview 97 …
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Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Roadmap for Supporting Air Quality Management

… 8.3.8 Waste … Combined Heat and Power station (CHP) grid burning low grade sulphur-rich coal for … biogas and low-cost alternatives to the open incineration of solid waste. Where … household combustion of polluting fuels on open fires or traditional stoves for cooking, …
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40 by 2040: Cost of Inaction and Delays in Reaching Delhi’s Air Quality Target

… the winter heating emissions and stubble burning emissions, which are the seasonal peaks … exhaust, industries, cooking, dust, and open waste burning. Important to note that these … the winter heating emissions and stubble burning emissions, which are the seasonal peaks …
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Reducing Global Health Risks Through Mitigation of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants. Scoping Report For Policy-makers

… urban planning, energy, agriculture, and waste management to effectively reduce SLCPs … 62 Reducing food waste … 92 A note on open burning of … PM2.5 emissions by sector, 2005. Note that open burning (e.g. forest or brush fires) is …
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Emissions from agricultural fires in India: field measurements of climate relevant aerosol chemical and optical properties

… properties and emission magnitudes. Biomass-burning sources significantly contribute to … emissions in India, with crop residue burning being crucial during post-harvest … of the emitted particles from crop residue burning. The intrinsic property measurements …
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Comparative receptor modelling for the sources of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at urban sites in the UK

… (PMF) analysis showed that biomass burning factors (25%), resuspended dust and … analyses consistently showed that biomass burning aerosol concentrations are … that targeted measures to reduce wood burning and road traffic have the greatest …
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Air Quality in Bishkek: Summary for Policymakers

… Combined Heat and Power station (CHP) grid burning low grade sulphur-rich coal for … duce emissions from transport. 9. Improving waste management will reduce toxic air … areas. Uncontrolled burning of the waste causes many toxic compounds and …
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