Environmental impact assessment of organic fraction of municipal solid waste treatment by anaerobic digestion in Sri Lanka

The management of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) has continued to be a significant challenge in Sri Lanka. Anaerobic digestion is one of the management options of OFMSW. However, it generates unavoidable environmental impacts that should be addressed. The present study focuses to...

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Publié dans:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 40(2022), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 236-243
Auteur principal: Weligama Thuppahige, Rasangika Thathsaranee (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Babel, Sandhya
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2022
Accès à la collection:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Sujets:Journal Article Anaerobic digestion environmental impacts impact assessment inventory analysis life cycle assessment organic fraction Solid Waste
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520 |a The management of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) has continued to be a significant challenge in Sri Lanka. Anaerobic digestion is one of the management options of OFMSW. However, it generates unavoidable environmental impacts that should be addressed. The present study focuses to assess the environmental impact of a full-scale anaerobic digestion plant in Sri Lanka from a life cycle perspective. The inventory data were obtained from direct interviews and field measurements. Environmental burdens were found to be in terms of global warming potential (230 kg CO2 eq) ozone formation on human health (6.15 × 10-6 kg NOx eq), freshwater eutrophication (2.92 × 10-3 kg P eq), freshwater ecotoxicity (9.27 × 10-5 kg 1,4 DCB eq), human carcinogenic toxicity (3.98 × 10-4 kg 1,4 DCB eq), land use (1.32 × 10-4 m2 a crop eq) and water consumption (2.23 × 10-2 m3). The stratospheric ozone depletion, fine particulate matter formation, ozone formation on terrestrial ecosystems, terrestrial acidification, marine eutrophication, ecotoxicity (terrestrial and marine), human non-carcinogenic toxicity, mineral resource scarcity and fossil resource scarcity, were avoided due to electricity production. Results show that the direct gaseous emissions and digestate generation should be addressed in order to reduce the burdens from the anaerobic digestion plant. Finally, the results of the study could help in policy formation and decision-making in selecting future waste management systems in Sri Lanka 
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