Composting is the transformation of organic waste through decomposition by microbacteria into soil-like material. Organic waste used in composting is from agricultural waste like vegetables from farms, markets, restaurants, hotels, processing plants. There are two techniques of composting: (1) composting of waste pile with air supply system, (2) natural composting with air supplied by tossing the pile. Composting is used widely in other countries to manage waste. Composting not only results in a soil-like material as a good fertilizer but also it reduces a consiferable amount of waste.
Waste Products ; Waste Management ; Soil

A cross-sectional survey on the management of the waste performed in 6 provincial hospital Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Can Tho, Dong Thap showed that: Total quantity of solid wastes: 0.6-1.27kg/bed/day in which clinical wastes 18.2-18.9%, chemical wast 0.3-0.5%; the collection and classification of solid waste did not followed fully the regulation issued by the MOH, there were 3 standard ovens to burn clinical waste, but only 2 was used. In all 6 hospitals the standard knowledge of treatment of liquid and gaz wastes was not completed fully. The difficulties in the management of hospital wastes are shortage of the staff with necessary hnowledge, lack of equipment and materials, financial deficiency.
Hospitals ; Waste Management ; Waste Products

The results of the interview of 203 staffs in 6 hospitals – 3 hospitals with treatment of wastes (Phu Tho, Quang Ngai, Dong Thap), 3 hospital without treatment of wastes (Yen Bai, Quang Nam, Can Tho) about knowledge on hospital wastes and hospital waste management injury rate caused by sharp wastes among the interviewed staffs show: Medical staffs in both two groups have poor understanding about the impacts of hospital wastes, and hospital waste management (classification, collection, transport and treatment wastes). The injuries rate in the staffs that interviewed is 20.0%, and there is no significant difference beteen two groups.
Hospitals ; Waste Management ; Waste Products ;

A study of intervention solutions for the exhaust from 4 thermo-electrical kilns, from synthetic process of in NH3 and dust due to NPK fertilizer production was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of technological improvement solutions in reducing environment pollution. Results: concentration of dust and toxic fumes was reduced, concentration of the exhaust components eliminated to environment through the chimneys of gases-made kilns reduced significantly after changing technology. NH3, CH4, H2 from producing NH3 decreased clearly, dust from producing NPK reduced 1.63-1.92 times
Environmental Pollution ; Gases ; Waste Products ; Fertilizers

Disinfection ; Escherichia coli ; isolation & purification ; Hospitals ; Medical Waste ; Sewage ; Waste Products ; Water Microbiology

Municipal wastewater is usually problematic for the environment. The process of oleaginous microalgal culture requires large amounts of nutrients and water. Therefore, we studied the feasibility of oleaginous microalgal culture of Scenedesmus dimorphus in bubbled column photobioreactor with municipal wastewater added with different nutrients. S. dimorphus could adapt municipal nutrient-rich wastewater by adding some nutrients as nitrogen, phosphorus, ferric ammonium citrate and trace elements, and the amounts of such nutrients have significant effects on cell growth, biomass yield and lipid accumulation. At optimum compositions of wastewater medium, the algal cell concentration could reach 8.0 g/L, higher than that of 5.0 g/L in standard BG11. Furthermore, S. dimorphus had strong capacity to absorb inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus from its culture water. There was almost no total nitrogen and phosphorus residues in culture medium after three or four days culturing when the adding mounts of nitrate and phosphate in wastewater medium were no more than 185.2 mg/L and 16.1 mg/L respectively under the experimental conditions. As a conclusion, it was feasible to cultivate oleaginous microalgae with municipal nutrient-rich wastewater, not only producing feedstock for algal biodiesel, but also removing inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater.
Biofuels ; Cities ; Culture Techniques ; methods ; Lipids ; biosynthesis ; Microalgae ; metabolism ; Photobioreactors ; Scenedesmus ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Waste Disposal, Fluid ; methods ; Waste Products

In the first paper of this experiment, the author reported no significant changes in NPN, urea nitrogen and creatinine blood levels resulting from cross circulation between normal dogs. In this experiment cross circulations between Nephrectemized dogs and normal ones were performed and the rate of removal of waste products from the blood of bilaterally nephrectomized dogs through the kidneys of normal dogs as well as the state of improvement of a general condition were observed. Blood levels of NPN, urea nitrogen and creatinine were determined. Sixty to seventy-two hours after both kidneys were removed, the dogs developed anorexia, nausea, vomiting and apathy. Cross circulation as previously described was instituted when blood concentration of NPN varied from 139.2 to 193 mg%; urea nitrogen, from 86.7 to 137.8 mg; and creatinine, from 4.8 to 6.8 mg%. All procedures were carried out under an aseptic technique and penicillin or streptomycin were given to prevent infection. Using the indirect cross circulation in two pairs of dogs, 2080 cc and 3520 cc of blood was cross transfused for periods of 100 minutes and 5 hours respectively. Blood was exchanged by the direct cross circulation in four pairs of dogs for periods ranging from four hours 35 minutes to eight hours. The results obtained are as follows: During cross circulation between the nephrectomized dogs and the normal ones, the former exhibited improvement in their vitality, ceased nausea and vomiting and began to eat. During the indirect cross circulation the NPN of the nephrectomized dogs was lowered 13.8 mg% and 27.2 mg; whereas when using the direct cross circulation a decrease of 57.6 mg% to 84.6mg% and obtained. Decreases in urea nitrogen and creatinine blood concentrations were observed to be 10.2 mg% to 22.6 mg% and O.6 mg% respectively by the indirect cross circulation. whereas 32.7mg% to 65.1 mg% and 2.2 mg% to 3.O mg% respectively by the direct method. The lowered blood concentrations of the waste products, however, rose again and the general condition of the nephrectomized dogs became worse one or two days after the completion of the experiment. The normal dogs receiving blood from the nephrectomized dogs developed a rapid pulse, frequent and irregular respirations, a weakened general condition and elevation of blood concentrations of NPN. urea nitrogen and creatinine. The general condition and the blood concentrations, however, returned to normal one to four days after the completion of the experiments. The direct method of cross circulation between bilaterally nephrectomized dogs and healthy ones is superior to the indirect method in respect to the animals general condition and to the removal of waste products from the blood of the nephrectomized animal.
Animals ; Anorexia ; Apathy ; Creatinine* ; Cross Circulation* ; Dogs* ; Kidney* ; Nausea ; Nitrogen* ; Penicillins ; Streptomycin ; Urea* ; Vomiting ; Waste Products

Pigmented extraadrenal paraganglioma is an unusual neoplasm that has rarely been reported in the literature. Based on histochemical staining or electron microscopy, pigment has been classified as lipofuscin, neuromelanin or true melanin. We report a case of pigmented extraadrenal paraganglioma in the posterior mediastinum of a 70-year-old woman. Histologically, the tumor had a characteristic organoid architecture of "zellballen" pattern with rich delicate microvasculature. Tumor cells contained numerous coarse brown-black pigment granules. Ultrastructurally, the tumor showed abundant large electron-dense pigment granules that vary in size and shape and smaller membrane-bound neurosecretory granules. The larger granules were consistent with neuromelanin or lipofuscin. Histochemically, the pigment is most likely neuromelanin, which is a waste product of catecholamine metabolism.
Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Lipofuscin ; Mediastinum ; Melanins ; Metabolism ; Microscopy, Electron ; Microvessels ; Organoids ; Paraganglioma* ; Waste Products

With the widespread availability of dialysis, the lives of end-stage renal disease patients have been prolonged over the past fifty years. Hemodialysis relies on the diffusion of molecules across a semipermeable membrane along the concentration gradient. In addition to diffusion, movement of waste products from the circulation into the dialysate can occur as a result of convective clearance. Use of high-flux dialyzer has increased the removal of the middle molecules such as beta2-microglobulin. Recently on-line hemodiafiltration which combined the hemodialysis and hemofiltration to increase the convective clearance of the large molecules has been available. About the hemodialysis adequacy, the result of hemodialysis (HEMO) study suggests that increasing the dose to greater than a single-pool Kt/Vurea 1.4 does not improve the survival of the patients. While the technical and scientific improvement in hemodialysis has led to a noticeable improvement in the survival of the dialysis patients, cardiovascular mortality and event rates are extraordinarily high in dialysis population. In addition to hemodialysis treatment, nephrologists taking care of dialysis patients must recognize and treat the diverse complications that can result from the loss of kidney function.
Dialysis ; Diffusion ; Hemodiafiltration ; Hemofiltration ; Humans ; Kidney ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Membranes ; Mortality ; Renal Dialysis* ; Waste Products

With the widespread availability of dialysis, the lives of end-stage renal disease patients have been prolonged over the past fifty years. Hemodialysis relies on the diffusion of molecules across a semipermeable membrane along the concentration gradient. In addition to diffusion, movement of waste products from the circulation into the dialysate can occur as a result of convective clearance. Use of high-flux dialyzer has increased the removal of the middle molecules such as beta2-microglobulin. Recently on-line hemodiafiltration which combined the hemodialysis and hemofiltration to increase the convective clearance of the large molecules has been available. About the hemodialysis adequacy, the result of hemodialysis (HEMO) study suggests that increasing the dose to greater than a single-pool Kt/Vurea 1.4 does not improve the survival of the patients. While the technical and scientific improvement in hemodialysis has led to a noticeable improvement in the survival of the dialysis patients, cardiovascular mortality and event rates are extraordinarily high in dialysis population. In addition to hemodialysis treatment, nephrologists taking care of dialysis patients must recognize and treat the diverse complications that can result from the loss of kidney function.
Dialysis ; Diffusion ; Hemodiafiltration ; Hemofiltration ; Humans ; Kidney ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Membranes ; Mortality ; Renal Dialysis* ; Waste Products