As in many countries in Southeast Asia, Malaysia faces rapidly mounting levels of domestic waste. To meet this challenge, it has opened up waste management to the private sector in the hope that this will produce an effective and efficient service. The study provides important information that...

The excessive growth of water hyacinth is a common environmental problem in tropical regions. The use of water hyacinth to remove nutrients from bodies of water and to produce biogas is a technically feasible way of controlling water hyacinth, but its environmental and economic performance are...

The negative effects of open-field rice straw burning on the environment and human health are well documented in local and international literature. Farmers have thus been encouraged to refrain from burning rice straw and adopt more environment- and human-friendly rice straw management...

The major objective of this study was to develop appropriate water quality control policies for a sustainable fishery in Southern Songkhla Lake (Southern Lake) so the impact of water pollution on fishery production in the lake was the first consideration. The three major components of this study...

The leather tanning sector in Vietnam is currently growing fast and is becoming an increasingly significant cause of environmental pollution. This study has assessed the environmental impact of the tanning industry in the country, the effectiveness of some of the environmental regulations that...

China is currently facing a major air pollution challenge and must make significant reductions in its emissions of conventional air pollutants (AP) and greenhouse gases (GHGs). This is especially the case for the iron and steel sector, which is one of country's biggest polluters. To help find...

This study looks at the costs and benefits of the main pig waste disposal options used by intensive pig farmers in Thailand. It aims to see which alternatives give the most benefits to farmers and to society as a whole. It also aims to understand why farmers are reluctant to adopt biogas...