Municipal Compost Public Health, Waste Management, and Urban Agriculture: A Decadal Study of Fugitive Pb in City of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Municipal Compost Public Health, Waste Management, and Urban Agriculture: A Decadal Study of Fugitive Pb in City of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Abstract Compostable materials constitute roughly half of waste generated globally, but only 5% of waste is actually processed through composting, suggesting that expanding compost programs may be an effective way to process waste. Compostable waste, if properly collected and processed, has value‐ad...

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Main Authors: Chansie Yang, Claire Hayhow, Emma Jackman, Danielle Andrews, Daniel Brabander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024-03-01
Series:GeoHealth
Subjects:
compost
urban agriculture
trace metals
lead
participatory action research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GH000810

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GH000810

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