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Dr. Anna Kurbatova
Ass.Professor RUDN University

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0 Forest Carbon
0 Climate change adaptation and mitigation
0 water and aquatic chemistry
0 waste management environmental resources management circular economy sustainability geotechnical engineering geoenvironmental engineering
0 Carbon and nitrogen dynamics

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Journal article
Published: 24 November 2020 in Sustainability
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In a mega city like Moscow, both municipal solid waste management and energy systems are managed in an unsustainable way. Therefore, utilizing the municipal solid waste to generate energy will help the city in achieving sustainability by decreasing greenhouse gases emissions and the need for land to dispose the solid waste. In this study, various Waste to Energy (WTE) options were evaluated using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to select the most appropriate technology for the Moscow region. The developed AHP model consists of 4 levels, which assessed four WTE technologies, namely landfill biogas, anaerobic digestion, incineration, and refuse derived fuel (RDF), using four criteria and nine subcriteria. The pairwise comparison was achieved by soliciting 16 experts’ opinions. The priority weights of various criteria, subcriteria, and alternatives were determined using Expert Choice Software. The developed model indicated that landfill biogas is the preferred option with a global weight of 0.448, followed by the anaerobic digestion with a weight of 0.320 and incineration with a weight of 0.138, while the least preferred technology is the RDF with a weight of 0.094. Sensitivity analysis has shown that the priorities of WTE alternatives are sensitive for the environmental and technical criteria. The developed AHP model can be used by the decision makers in Moscow in the field of WTE.

ACS Style

Anna Kurbatova; Hani Abu-Qdais. Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Select Waste to Energy Technology for a Mega City: The Case of Moscow. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9828 .

AMA Style

Anna Kurbatova, Hani Abu-Qdais. Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Select Waste to Energy Technology for a Mega City: The Case of Moscow. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):9828.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Anna Kurbatova; Hani Abu-Qdais. 2020. "Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Select Waste to Energy Technology for a Mega City: The Case of Moscow." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 9828.

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Published: 01 December 2019 in Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science
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Reclaiming wastewater for reuse in agriculture is increasingly adopted by many countries around the globe. This is especially true for Jordan, a country that is characterized of being a water scarce country, where the per capita share from renewable water resources is less than 100 M3/capita. year. Jordan Third National Communication Report on climate change has estimated a significant decrease in precipitation at a rate of 1.2 mm per year and increase in the mean air temperature by 0.02°C/year, which will be adversely reflected on the water resources supply potential. To bridge the gap between the water resources, supply potential and the demand imposed by various sectors, Jordan utilizing nonconventional water resources such as the reuse of treated wastewater (reclaimed water) in irrigation, where agriculture accounted for 52% of the water use in the country in 2017. The main objective of the present paper is to update the Jordanian experience in wastewater reuse and to explore the potential of treated wastewater reuse in agriculture as an adaptive measure to climate change in Jordan. The analysis revealed that Jordan is a pioneer country in the treated wastewater reuse, where 92% of the treated wastewater has been reused either directly or indirectly, mainly for irrigation purposes. Treated wastewater can be considered as an adaptation measure to climate change that is capable to reduce the deficit between the demand and water resources potential up to 48% by the year 2025.

ACS Style

Hani Abu-Qdais; Fayez Abdulla; Anna Kurbatova. Wastewater reuse in Jordan and its potential as an adaptation measure to climate change. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 2019, 14, 203 -211.

AMA Style

Hani Abu-Qdais, Fayez Abdulla, Anna Kurbatova. Wastewater reuse in Jordan and its potential as an adaptation measure to climate change. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. 2019; 14 (4):203-211.

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Hani Abu-Qdais; Fayez Abdulla; Anna Kurbatova. 2019. "Wastewater reuse in Jordan and its potential as an adaptation measure to climate change." Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 14, no. 4: 203-211.

Conference paper
Published: 24 September 2019 in E3S Web of Conferences
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The carbon sink capacity of the forest makes forest conservation a mitigation mechanism against climate change. Therefore, carbon sequestration studies allow to assess forest productivity and control carbon budgets. Thus, the changes in environmental parameters (carbon amount in humus and phytomass) as effect of the increase of CO2 emissions, deforestation and erosion were calculated for countries of the Central and South between 2000 and 2060 through the Spatial Mathematical Model of the Global Carbon Dioxide Cycle in the biosphere. The majority of countries show a decrease in total carbo of humus and phytomass between 2000 and 2010, which is attributed to the extreme deforestation that they suffered. Subsequently, there is a moderate increase in countries that has better polices in favour of environmental protection. Finally, in all countries an exponential increase until 2060 is observed, which is expected thanks to forest conservation, reforestation policies and the compensatory effect between the atmosphere and forests. The highest values of total carbon belong to one country in the Caribbean (Belize with 21,5%). This analysis is useful for planning environmental practices in order to increase carbon storage.

ACS Style

Alexander Tarko; Anna Kurbatova; Silvia Llerena. Effect of CO2 increase on ecological parameters of plant ecosystems of Central and South America countries. E3S Web of Conferences 2019, 116, 00090 .

AMA Style

Alexander Tarko, Anna Kurbatova, Silvia Llerena. Effect of CO2 increase on ecological parameters of plant ecosystems of Central and South America countries. E3S Web of Conferences. 2019; 116 ():00090.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alexander Tarko; Anna Kurbatova; Silvia Llerena. 2019. "Effect of CO2 increase on ecological parameters of plant ecosystems of Central and South America countries." E3S Web of Conferences 116, no. : 00090.