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Material Flow Analysis of Plastic Waste in Qatar: Focusing on the Marine Environment
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
As the population continues to grow, the generation of waste and specifically plastic waste, has also increased significantly in the past decades both globally and regionally. However, little attention has been directed ...
Utilisation of Waste Plastics Admix with Laterite Soil for Production of Road Pavement Interlocking Blocks
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Plastic wastes are non-biodegradable and hence pile up in refuse dumps and streets constituting an eyesore and menace to the environment. Some of them end up in drainages and waterways where they block water passages ...
Effect of Chemicals on Compressive Strength of Plastic-Laterite Interlock Paving Blocks
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
This research centres on the need to develop a simple but sustainable material for the utilization of the quantum of plastic wastes that litter our environment. The research uses waste plastics and laterite soil and converts ...