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- Title
Activity and emission inventory of open waste burning at the household level in developing countries: a case study of Semarang City.
- Authors
Ramadan, Bimastyaji Surya; Rachman, Indriyani; Matsumoto, Toru
- Abstract
In this study, total burned household waste and the potential emissions released from waste burning in Semarang City, Indonesia, were estimated. Waste piles were monitored using the transect walk survey method in 16 sub-districts of Semarang City. Carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbon (HC), nitrous oxide (NOx), and total particulate matter (TPM) were directly analyzed through a simulation of waste combustion. The potential emissions from other pollutants were predicted by multiplying the weight of the burned waste by the emission factors available in the literature. The estimated waste burned in Semarang City in 2020–2021 was 58.8 Gg/year, or approximately 9.70% of the total waste generated in Semarang City. This estimation exceeds local government estimates of 2020 by two-fold. Peri-urban areas (both inner and outer) were identified as the most significant contributors to waste burning. Further, garden waste was the most burned waste (73.61%), followed by plastic waste (17.45%). Other wastes, including paper, leather, textile, rubber, and food, were also burned. Overall, a decrease in the activity of waste burning is an important step for reducing the potential of air pollution and climate change.
- Subjects
SEMARANG (Indonesia); INDONESIA; INCINERATION; EMISSION inventories; AIR pollution potential; DEVELOPING countries; PLASTIC scrap; PARTICULATE matter
- Publication
Journal of Material Cycles & Waste Management, 2022, Vol 24, Issue 3, p1194
- ISSN
1438-4957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10163-022-01371-3