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Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy have recently become crucial to environmental sustainability and are on the environmental policy agenda of many countries around the world. The aim of this study is to analyze Turkey's national framework and strategies for managing municipal solid waste and waste-to-energy policies and to explain their role and importance in national policy documents. In the study, the concept of waste and energy from waste was emphasized, the policies, strategies, targets and actions included in the strategy documents and action plans recently prepared by the relevant ministries, especially Turkey's National Contribution Declaration and the Twelfth Development Plan, were examined in detail and the policies in this field were reviewed. The extent to which they are reflected in local legislation and the extent to which they are reflected in local government practice were assessed. In conclusion, the objectives and legislation of Turkey's national policy document appear to be quite ambitious and sufficient. It was found that these policies, which have an important place in the national documents, have not been sufficiently reflected in the local governments and the main problems were discussed and various suggestions were made to increase the effectiveness of the existing policies. Examining waste management and waste to energy policies in a detailed diagram through national policy and strategy documents in Turkey will help us to understand the current policy framework, while also shedding light on future policy trends and providing guidelines for their effective implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As long as humanity exists, it will continue to produce waste. For a livable society, these wastes need to be collected and disposed of at regular intervals. The collection and disposal of these wastes involve many processes and can be quite costly. This study aims to optimize the journey of solid waste from generation to a disposal facility with minimum time and cost, and the solution of the Capacity-constrained Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP) is used as an optimization technique in this study.A dynamic perspective was added to the capacitated CVRP by incorporating a decision mechanism that determines whether containers should be collected or not based on their predetermined fill levels. The Internet of Things methodology was utilized, and fill sensors were added to the containers. Genetic algorithms, one of the metaheuristic methods, were used in the algorithm's solution, which was implemented through a Python program. After testing the algorithm on a trial network, a specific location was selected. The chosen region is Gerzele Neighborhood in Denizli Province, and the TURKSTAT data pertaining to the neighborhood were used in the calculations. The coordinate data for the neighborhood and the locations of the containers were mapped, and transportation data was generated by integrating them into the Visum program. The collection process was carried out based on the fill levels of the containers using the sensors, and several scenarios were tested. It was determined that cost, distance traveled, and collection times for waste logistics could be reduced by 20-40% based on the obtained results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Plastiklerin küresel anlamda yüksek üretim ve tüketimi, önemli miktarda plastik atık oluşumuna sebep olmaktadır. Plastik atıkların katı atık düzenli depolama sahalarında bertaraf edilmesi ile, plastik atıklar zamanla bozunarak mikroplastik formuna dönüşmektedir. Depolama sahalarında oluşan sızıntı suları vasıtasıyla mikroplastikler, alıcı ortamlara taşınmakta ve potansiyel bir kirlilik kaynağı haline gelmektedir. Bu sebeple, birçok alıcı su ortamında ve tarım arazilerinde mikroplastik kirliliği meydana gelmektedir. Literatürde, sızıntı suyunda mikroplastik kirliliğinin tespiti için az sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır. Sızıntı suyunda bulunan mikroplastik kirliliğinin çevresel etkilerinin ortaya konabilmesi için, bu alanda yapılan çalışma sayısının artması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, literatür kapsamında incelenen çalışmalar ile sızıntı suyundaki mikroplastik kirliliği değerlendirilmiştir. İncelenen çalışmalarda, sızıntı sularında mikroplastiklerin örneklenmesi, izolasyonu ve analiz yöntemleri detaylı bir şekilde irdelenmiştir. Sızıntı suyu kaynaklı mikroplastik konsantrasyonları, şekilleri ve başlıca polimer türleri incelenmiş olup mikroplastik kirliliğinin ekolojik riskleri özetlenmiştir.

Landfills are among the important parameters in the disposal and recycling of solid wastes. In many countries, in the management of solid wastes, with the transition from the wild storage method to the regular landfill system, it has aimed to protect the natural environment, reduce the risks of infectious diseases that will endanger the health of all living things, and provide positive economic contributions by recycling wastes. In this study, it is aimed to examine the Solid Waste Landfill Facility in Balıkesir province and to investigate its impact on the environment. In this regard, the information obtained from the relevant institutions and field researches at the disposal and recycling of urban solid wastes has been examined. As a result of the study, it was concluded that, by converting domestic wastes into energy with appropriate technical processes, a total of 43,747 MW/month of energy was produced in 2020 and 56,272 MW/month in 2021, and the energy needs of 50,000 households were met with this energy. When the vegetable solid wastes are examined at the facility, a total of 615.80 kg of compost was produced in the first eight months of 2022. In the study, it was also seen that domestic and medical wastes increased between 2019-2021 and the most important reason for this increase was the COVID-19 pandemic process. In the examinations made, it was revealed that the carbon footprint that emerged during the transportation of solid wastes to the facility increased every year. Along with all these results, the positive and negative effects of Balıkesir Regular Solid Waste Facility on the city are clearly stated at the end of the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Depending on the evolution of the social and economic structure throughout history, cities have been situated in the heart of capital accumulation. Cities, however, have had to deal with the issue of resource use and waste brought about by capitalism and the linear economic model while retaining these production linkages. With the rise of environmental and ecological issues in the 1970s, a more environmentally friendly circular economic model based on the principles of 'make-use-recover' has been developed in place of the linear economic model, which disregards the environment and natural resources and views everything as waste. In this context, the aim of the study is to determine the cyclicality of cities with different levels of development in Turkey and to investigate the relationship between the development level of cities and their cyclicity. Due to the lack of generally accepted official data, the lack of a generally accepted methodological method and the newness of the subject, the research was designed as 'exploratory research' and no in-depth statistical analyzes were made. A computational approach that uses quantitative research techniques to enable comparison at the international level was applied in the study. According to this calculation method, the cyclic rate is the ratio of cyclic materials to the total materials entering the economy that year during the relevant measurement period. As the universe of the research, any city that realizes production and consumption relations within the framework of the linear economic model in Turkey can be determined as an example and included in the research, while 'the purposeful stratified sampling method' was adopted in the study and six cities with different development levels were selected. In this context, the cities of İzmir, Aydın, Gaziantep, Malatya, Ordu and Şanlıurfa were selected as samples and the cyclicality rates for solid waste were calculated in these cities. As a result of the study, the cyclicality rates of cities are 0.76% in İzmir, 0.41% in Aydın, 0.32% in Gaziantep, 0.32% in Malatya, 0.46% in Ordu and 0.21% in Şanlıurfa. In addition, a linear relationship could not be determined between the development levels of cities and the cyclicality rates of solid wastes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Organic solid wastes are biodegradable then they form a gas mixture consisting of 45-60% methane and 4060% carbon dioxide, which is also defined as landfill gas. As long as humans, the main cause of waste, exist in nature, municipal solid wastes also carry the quality of high potential sustainable energy and are the subject of this study. In the study, the bio-degradation processes, and the parameters that affect these processes of municipal solid wastes are examined, and the current solid waste potential of Turkey which has 7 different regions and 81 cities, is determined using 2020 data. Turkey, with a population of 78.2 million, has 1.13 kg per person per day average waste and is collected 32.3 million tons of annually municipal solid waste by the Municipalities. Also, the regional distributions are examined. It has been determined that the solid waste amount of the Marmara Region, which has the highest population density, is the highest among other regions and the average solid waste consumption rate per capita is above the average of Turkey. In Istanbul, which is the largest city and constitutes 19.7% of Turkey's population, the average daily waste amount per person is above the country average. Bringing landfill gas containing 45-60% methane gas to the economy in countries like Turkey whose energy is dependent on foreign sources is important in terms of both energy gain and preventing the release of landfill gases to nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The reduction of the sent to landfill amount of municipal solid waste (MSWs) and municipal sewage sludges (SSs) is of great importance both for the circular economy concept, which has been on the agenda in recent years, and more careful management of MSW and SS. Pyrolysis method is one of the most suitable methods that can be utilized to treat these wastes together. In this study, it was evaluated to convert these wastes into useful products by co-pyrolyzing MSW and SS, and obtained liquid products were characterized. Samples were prepared by mixing different percentages (wt. 25-75%) from these wastes. The values of moisture content, ash content, volatile matter, and fixed carbon of prepared samples before the pyrolysis process were determined. The prepared samples were co-pyrolyzed at 400 °C. Elemental analysis (C, H, O, N, S), heating value measurement, FT-IR, and 1H-NMR analysis were carried out to make the characterization of the obtained liquid products after the co-pyrolysis process. According to analysis results, it was observed that M1 (25% of MSW and 75% of SS) showed the highest liquid yield. For all liquid products, it has been determined that most of the pyrolysis liquid products consist of aliphatic compounds. For sustainable municipal solid waste management, valorizing these wastes together instead of sending them to landfill sites, the co-pyrolysis process converts them to valuable products, it also might be considered an option contributing economic and environmental aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Increasing urbanization, rising living standards, and population growth are increasing the rate of solid waste production. An effectively source separation of solid wastes makes attractive to dispose of organic wastes in a landfill area with a low cost and ease of operation. However, the leachates, which have complex structures and high concentration of pollutants, originating from landfill sites poses an environmental problem. The leachate could be treated by biological and physical/chemical methods. Depending on the treatment goals, integrated systems are often applied in the sanitary landfill sites. Microwave (MW) radiation technology is widely studied in the treatment of wastewater and leachate in recent years due to its rapid and selective heating capacity, enhanced organic carbon mineralization/decomposition/solubility and ammonia-nitrogen evaporation. The rate of temperature rise, target temperature, application time, and power of MW affects the decomposition of landfill leachate. Studies indicated that the combination of MW radiation with other methods enhanced the decomposition of organic matter in the leachate. Formation of strong free radical in the Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) process ensures effective and powerful dissolution of organic substances in the leachate. The hybrid MW-PS (persulphate) process is seen as an applicable method for the treatment of landfill leachate, considering the leachate volume and pollutant removal rate. In this review study, the MW process applied in the treatment of leachate generated in the landfill area was examined in terms of power consumption, efficiency, and operating cost. In addition, more effective and efficient combined MW/AOPs processes in the leachate treatment were also evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cities founded by human beings are dynamically developing living spaces. Today's cities, which contain many natural and cultural elements, have undergone an uncontrolled development and change as a result of industrialization, migration, rapid population growth, dense housing and unplanned urbanization, and have become concrete piles over time. Addition, the ecological effects of unplanned urbanization such as water, air, noise and soil pollution is also felt in cities with all their intensity. This effect has manifested itself especially on the green areas in and around the city, and it started to move away from nature. Breathing spaces are needed in these ecosystems that move away from nature. One of these areas is hobby gardens. Hobby gardens draw an important natural composition in meeting the need for recreational (recreation, recreation, social and physical activity) activities in order to rearrange nature in educational, economic and social terms in cities. Hobby gardens, which are layers of the urban pattern, contribute to the sustainable development of cities and are important in increasing the quality of life of the city. In this study, the characteristics and problems of the hobby gardens in Siirt University Kezer campus were tried to be revealed by quantitative methods. In this context, the questionnaires applied to the hobby garden users were analyzed with the spss program. Users' gender structure, age, education, etc. In addition to many features, planning, requests and demands of users are emphasized. The results obtained show that the Kezer campus hobby gardens have many positive features such as meeting the longing for nature, contributing to the production habits and culture of individuals who have become completely consumer society, relieving the fatigue and stress of the day, and staying fit. In addition, it is observed that there are some deficiencies in the work area such as irrigation shortage, solid waste problem, equipment safety, lighting, lack of warehouse and common use areas. In this context, various suggestions have been made for the use and development of the Kezer campus hobby gardens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study has been prepared to clarify the environmental impacts of irregular solid waste disposal sites in Düzce. Solid wastes were found in the Melen dam basin, where the drinking water of the Istanbul metropolitan area was provided and poured on the edge of the Küçük Melen Stream and on alluvium without taking any precautions. Geological and hydrogeological maps of solid waste irregular disposal sites and its surroundings are prepared. In order to determine the groundwater quality in the study area chemical analysis results determined for potability and various usability purposes. The hydraulic connection between the surface and groundwater of irregular solid waste disposal site was evaluated under different environmental conditions and conceptual models were prepared. It has been determined that the solid waste irregular storage site in the study area negatively affects the surface and groundwater quality and the water samples are not suitable for human consumption purposes. As a result, transportation of solid wastes in the drinking water basin from the region to a regular solid waste storage facility or construction of a 45 m deep all-around impermeability curtain has been seen as secure solution methods. Furthermore, in the condition of the leak water level in the environment which is isolated from the surface water and groundwater is below the natural water level, it will have been prevented the water flow out of the storage facility.

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The aim of this study is to investigate the causes of the landslide occurred on 18 February 2013 at the NW- facing slope of the Harmandalı waste disposal site located in İzmir-Çiğli and the reactivation potential of the same circular slip surface. In the light of the geological and geotechnical studies resumed in September-2016; the reactivation potential has been evaluated. An embankment (a barrier) was built as a protection structure in front of the slopes of solid waste in 2010. It was determined from the readings in the inclinometer boreholes drilled right after the landslide that the sliding slowed down gradually after the initial landslide. A 64.5 mm displacement occurred in horizontal direction towards NW along the circular slip surface passing through the high plasticity clay band located under the embankment. This movement caused cracks on the walls of the administration buildings, disruption of the main connection road, and deformation such as buckling indicating the effect of compression within the embankment. The longitudinal cross-section showing the sliding mechanism has been prepared based on the pressuremeter tests and the readings taken from the inclinometer boreholes drilled at different locations in March-2013 and September-2016. In addition, the engineering properties of high plasticity clays (CH), which are the weathering products of the andesitic tuffs that cause sliding, have been investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, Alaşehir River Sub-basin was selected as a pilot area considering its population, developing industry and agricultural activities, and it was aimed to examine the effect of pollution from point and diffuse sources on surface water quality. Urban and industrial wastewaters coming to the receiving environment were considered as point source pollutants while fertilizer use, livestock activities, land use, solid waste leachate, septic tank use and atmospheric convection were considered as diffuse source pollutants. A rough and easily applicable methodology was presented for calculating nitrogen (total nitrogen, TN) and phosphorus (total phosphorus, TP) loads from these sources. For determining the impact of these pollution sources on surface water quality, main streams of the basin were monitored for four periods in 2015-2016. The obtained results were evaluated over the conventional parameters in Table 2 of Annex 5 of the Surface Water Quality Regulation (10.08.2016, RG: 29797). In the light of the results, a significant part of the total TN and TP load (79% of TN, 61% of TP) occurred in the basin came from activities with diffuse sources. The major sources of diffuse pollution were fertilizer use (37% of TN, 48% of TP) and livestock activities (34% of TN, 41% of TP). Point source pollution was mostly caused by urban wastewater discharges (93% of TN, 95% of TP and 83% of COD). The surface water quality was generally defined as highly polluted (Class IV) and polluted (Class III). In the presence of organic parameters, point source pollutants were found as responsible for pollution. The water quality of the streams passing through the areas with point and diffuse pollutant sources deteriorated significantly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to measure the perceptions of the citizens residing in Ankara towards waste management and the zero waste projections. The population of the study consists of 4,899,528 people residing in Altındağ, Çankaya, Etimesgut, Keçiören, Mamak, Sincan, Pursaklar and Yenimahalle districts. The sample of the study, on the other hand, consisted of 384 people according to = 0.05 significance and ± 0.05 margin of error. A total of 900 questionnaires were distributed, 648 of which were evaluated. Tests such as reliability and validity analysis, factor analysis, T-Test and ANOVA test were applied to the data obtained. As a result, it was determined that the participants did not be attentive in separating the solid wastes generated in the houses in accordance with the zero waste project, they did not have information about when the buildings or campuses they were located should be included in the zero waste project, and they partially participated in the practice of sorting the wastes at the source. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The progress of recent civilisation and the associated growth in population worldwide has contributed considerably to the increase in the quantity of waste produced. The ever-increasing consumption of resources has resulted in high amounts of solid waste from domestic activities, which can pose significant threats to the environment and human health. Waste management and recycling activities have a complex and multifaceted mechanism that requires comprehensive and integrated approaches. In this study, the current status of municipal solid waste management in Ankara was identified and waste streams were investigated by using Materials Flow Analysis (Stan 2 software). It was aimed to analyse material flows by visualising the waste management system of Ankara. This study resulted that approximately 1.6 million tonnes of solid waste is collected per year (4500 tonnes per day) in the province. Almost 470 thousand tonnes of it is being used for methane production and more than 400 thousand tonnes of compost is being produced each year. The result of the model also points out that 286 thousand tonnes get accumulated in landfills each year. This reveals the possible requirement for a capacity investment of Mamak Landfill Area, which is already on the agenda of city authorities.

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In order to investigate the heavy metal accumulation and its spatial distribution, the extent of the pollution and possible sources, gravity cores and surface sediments were collected from the Kocasu Delta located at the south of the Sea of Marmara. Grain size, organic carbon, total carbonate analyses, geochemical analyses carried out on the samples. The relationships between elements and other variables have been examined and possible metal contamination in the samples have been determined. Accordingly, the results of the mean enrichment factor (EF) and the pollution factor (Cf), especially the Cr, Ni and Pb metals, indicated that the enrichment/contamination was "low and/or moderate", the results of the average geo-accumulation index (Igeo) showed that core and surface sediments were of "low contamination" levels for Cr, Ni and Pb metals. No contamination was found by the other metals and it has been determined that the work area in general is not polluted. The influence of the presence of various metal ores and magmatic rocks with high baseline (background) values in the southern drainage basin of the Marmara Sea, many industrial untreated wastewater discharges, domestic wastewater, solid waste and livestock manure storage areas, fertilizers and pesticides used in agricultural activities, and mining activities are the main source of point pollution in the study area and these are the possible sources of Cr, Ni and Pb elements that provide "low to moderate" enrichment/contamination in this study area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The spatial analysis of the municipal solid waste is significant to clearfy how this issue behaves regionally. The munisipal solid waste (kg) per capita per day was tested both global and local spatial autocorrelation methods. According to the global autocorrelation analysis results, solid waste generation rates showed statistically significant positive autocorrelation. The highest of the calculated Moran's I indexes was found for 2014. Among the local spatial autocorrelation methods, the local Moran's I index (LISA) was used. According to the LISA results, it was observed that the solid waste generation rate was clustered with low leveled values in the Southeastern Anatolia Region and the Eastern Mediterranean regions. The high leveled values were showed a clustered pattern in North Western Thrace and Aegean Regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In today's business world, Organized Industrial Zones are primary the centers where SMEs operate efficiently. Organized industrial zones provide services to the businesses they host, and they earn income by selling land or rent. SMEs that continue their commercial life in this campus can maintain various commercial or symbiotic (supporting common life) relationships within the campus. SMEs and organized industrial management wants these services to continue efficiently. This efficiency is related to the services of organized industrial zone and the harmony between SMEs in the organized industrial zone. For example; it is valuable for the industrial zone management and other companies in OIZ(organized industrial zone) that an SME in the OIZ offers and uses profit-making and environmental pollution-reducing products. On the other hand, the SMEs which carry out activities that increase costs, environmental pollution, and the uses such kind of services is harmful to industrial zone management and other companies. When these facts are taken into consideration, the concordance between firms operations and OIZ management services is important in the OIZ. In this study, a Hypothetical Internal Compatibility Model based on TOPSIS method, which can act as a decision support system, is established for organized industrial zones. The proposed method sequences the firms within the organized industrial zone according to the amount of benefit they show to the organized industrial zone. The companies in the campus were used as decision alternatives. Water usage, electricity usage, land need, solid waste production, industrial accident, amount of trade relationship within organized industrial zone and symbiotic relation between companies were used as decision criteria. In the application part of the study, the method was applied to an organized industrial zone and the findings were examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Human being poses a threat, with his consumption-oriented life style, not only for the other living creatures and nature but also for the continuity of his generation. The concept of sustainable development was suggested through the studies aiming at preserving the natural resources and ensuring continuous fulfillment of needs by giving up this selfish and consumption-oriented style of living. In the 21st century, the whole world has been shifting from linear economy practices to circular economy practices. This means the "Buy-Use-Throw Away" mentality is being replaced by "Buy-Use-Reuse". This shift is crucial for waste management, which is a subject having an important place in sustainable development. The aim of this study is to reveal the behaviors and evaluations of the people of the region regarding waste management practices. In this research, the behaviors of households in the region, waste sorting, recycling and caring about environmental product emblems and evaluations of EDİKAB (Edirne Solid Waste Association) facility, which started its activities in 2018, are presented [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In parallel with the recent developments in population growth, urbanization, industrialization, a rising in environmental problems has also been observed. Among these environmental problems mentioned, air, water and soil pollution caused by solid wastes attract attention in particular. Unless the waste management system is appropriately guided, managements will be faced with exponentially increasing waste load every year. The waste produced should be collected and appropriately disposed by the local governments at the source. In addition to solid waste generated domestically, the solid waste produced in public buildings of our country also constitute an important place. Especially in educational places such as schools and universities, it is highly probable that high economic value wastes are formed. In this study, the qualities of the solid wastes generated in the Seyitler Campus of Artvin Çoruh University were examined. The study was conducted in four locations between 19.10.2016 and 14.12.2016, during the continuation of education to represent the fall semester. In the sortation process of the waste composition, it was determined that the wastes collected from the campus consisted of 42,77 % organic, 7,23 % paper, 6,19% plastic, 4,37% glass and 0,39% metal, 1,09% textile, 37,79% septic personal use. The aim of the study is to provide a general benefit on how the characteristics of time, quantity and waste can be evaluated in carrying out waste management plans in the future by focusing on recycling.

Nowadays, the systems developed for the loading and transportation of solid wastes are unable to respond to farmers engaged in small and medium scale works. Therefore, farmers having small and medium sized barns prefer to remove the solid wastes by using manpower for cleaning. However, due to the difficulty of such a cleaning, it could not be performed every day, and this causes breast and nail inflammation in animals and may also cause diseases such as herniated disc in people. In this thesis, modular device that can be used with a hoeing machine was designed and prototyped to collect, transport and discharge various solid wastes, especially in the small and medium sized barns. The modular device is composed of a trailer that its capacity be decreased or increased, a shoveling unit and a loading unit with a belt conveyor and it receives the hydraulic power it needs from the hoeing machine. Pugh's total design method developed by Prof. Stuard Pugh was used to design the device. The modular vehicle was tested with light and heavy solid wastes in areas from 150 m² to 250 m². From the test results, it was concluded that the modular device can be used effectively in small and medium sized barns not exceeding 250 m². [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The total concentrations of arsenic (As), boron (B), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), thallium (Tl) and zinc (Zn) in the mine tailings of an abandoned Pb-Zn mining site and an open boron mining site are investigated in this study. In addition, heavy metals' distributions in chemical binding forms and their mobilities with the presence of binding materials and acidic bacteria are examined. The amounts of sulfur and carbonate in the waste and binding materials are also determined according to the static method, in order to define the acid neutralization potential of the wastes. For mobilization studies, mine tailings are mixed with with leonardite and domestic solid waste compost in different ratios (10/0, 9.5 / 0.5, 9/1; 8/2). Independent from the binding materials, the mobilization effect of sulfur oxidizing Thiobacillus thiooxidans bacteria has been tested and evaluated. Experiments are conducted using a standard leach test EPA 1310B Extraction Procedure, and correlations between the parameters studied were statistically evaluated using the findings of SPSS 24. Although there is no statistically significant reduction in metals' mobilization with the use of leonardite and waste compost, it has been concluded that different binding agents may have different impacts due to the metal type. As a result, it is understood that metals mobility increases in the presence of Thiobacillus thiooxidans in the environment, and that the heavy metal mobility is directly proportional to the exchangeable and acid soluble fraction, followed by the reducible fraction and the amount of metals bound to the organic fractions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Turkey settlement units enlarged, developed and spread within time due to increasing population and other developments. Starting from the declaration of Turkish Republic, work immigration occurred to Kocaeli province (Izmit city) together with developing industry and trade and accordingly the population of the city increased. One of the most important problems of the city, population of which rapidly increases since 1950's is accommodation. The accommodation problem was tried to be solved by residents built by state and private sector but residential building problem gained a new dimension after the Marmara earthquake in year 1999. New areas of settlement were determined in Izmit city by the studies initiated after 1999 earthquake. The development of these settlement areas accelerated after 2000's. The urban conversion applications in recent years have also been a triggering effect for the development of settlement areas. Together with the construction of new settlement areas, cross sectional area and population of these areas increased and various problems appeared such as environmental, infrastructure and superstructure problems. Noise, air pollution, domestic wastes and visual pollution constitute the important problems in new settlement areas. Under the scope of this study, reasons of population increase and formation of new settlement areas in Izmit city, Yahyakaptan neighbourhood will be presented, findings about environmental effect of new settlement area on the neighbourhood will be submitted by comparing resident typologies and resident usage requirement and finally solid waste amount according to increasing settlements and population in the region will be examined from environmental engineering point of view, according to TUIK (Turkish Statistics Institution) annual waste amount calculation methods and solutions will be suggested for domestic waste problem.

The amount of municipal solid waste is increasing due to increasing world population. This study was carried out to evaluate the possibilities of using urban solid waste in agriculture without harming the environment. The effects of solid waste compost and their dosages on yield, quality and heavy metal contents of tomato plant were investigated. The experiment under greenhouse conditions was conducted in randomized complete block design with six treatments (0-2-4-6-8-10 t da-1) and four replications for two years. In order to determine effects of applications fruit and soil samples were taken and analyzed. The results of analysis showed that urban solid waste depending on dosages increased the yield, the pH and EC of fruit juice, amount of water soluble solids, titretable acidity and lycopene amount compared to control. Fruit and soil heavy metal content were within the acceptable range limits.

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One of the major problems of cities today is the removal of solid wastes of do away with or the storage of suitable places. Storage areas determined without detailed investigations constitute important hazards in terms of natural and human environment. In this sense, Geographical Information Systems is a tool that is superior to traditional methods in the planning stage of location selection studies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the location of a place that will meet the 25-30 year solid waste disposal needs of the city of Malatya according to the geographical criteria. Basically, geology, topography and soil maps are used in the study. On the other side, maps containing data such as hydrography, slope, aspect, land use, road network, residential areas were produced. Arc GIS 10.1 program was used in the production of all these maps and in the process of data processing. The suitability of solid waste storage areas is rated "1" to "6". "1" is not suitable, and "6" is the most suitable. As a result, the location of the existing solid waste storage area was evaluated according to the geographical criteria and the mapping of the most suitable areas for Malatya was made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Katı atıkların etkin ve verimli bir şekilde toplanması, taşınması, değerlendirilmesi ve uygun bir yöntemle zararsızlaştırılması yerel yönetimler için temel çevresel sorunlardan birisidir. Günümüz şartlarında katı atıkların çevre ve ekonomi açısından en etkin değerlendirilme şekli kaynakta geri kazanımdır. Bu çalışmada; yurtlarda oluşan ve ekonomik değeri bulunan katı atıkların bertaraf yöntemlerinden atık geri kazanma sisteminin Elazığ'da uygulanabilme imkanı araştırılmıştır. Yapılan çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar değerlendirilerek, Elazığ öğrenci yurdunda 'kaynakta geri kazanma' sisteminin uygulanmasının yararları ortaya konmuş ve geri kazanılan maddelere ait maliyet analizi yapılmıştır.

Katı atıkların etkin ve verimli bir şekilde toplanması, taşınması, değerlendirilmesi ve uygun bir yöntemle zararsızlaştırılması yerel yönetimler için temel çevresel sorunlardan birisidir. Günümüz şartlarında katı atıkların çevre ve ekonomi açısından en etkin değerlendirilme şekli kaynakta geri kazanımdır. Bu çalışmada; yurtlarda oluşan ve ekonomik değeri bulunan katı atıkların bertaraf yöntemlerinden atık geri kazanma sisteminin Elazığ'da uygulanabilme imkanı araştırılmıştır. Yapılan çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar değerlendirilerek, Elazığ öğrenci yurdunda 'kaynakta geri kazanma' sisteminin uygulanmasının yararları ortaya konmuş ve geri kazanılan maddelere ait maliyet analizi yapılmıştır.

Urban solid waste has used to as a fertilizer, but heavy metal concentration might be hazardous for human health. Therefore, a research was conducted to determine the effects of urban solid waste on tomato yield, quality and nutrition status in 2004-2006 years. According to research results, urban solid waste was found positive effects on tomato yield and quality by the way the heavy metal content of the soil and fruit samples were not critical levels. Afterwards, in this second research was conducted so that remain effect of urban solid waste could be determined in 2008-2011 years. The experiment was designed according to the completely randomized block design with 4 replicates in the same greenhouse. During the experiment soil and fruit samples were taken and analyzed. The results of the analysis showed that remain urban solid waste was increased the yield, the pH of fruit juice, the amount of water soluble solids, titretable acidity compared to control group. The soil heavy metal content wasn't excess the acceptable range limits. Fruit samples lead (Pb) content was not excessive the acceptable range limit whereas cadmium and nickel contents were excessive. By the way fruit cadmium and nickel content were excessive the acceptable range limits of control, this situation may be resulted from fertilizer and pesticide applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]