Activity and emission inventory of open waste burning at the household level in developing countries: a case study of Semarang City.

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 (NO_x), 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 e

SUBMITTER: Ramadan BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8857914 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature