ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Ecological and hygienic aspects of solid waste disposal

Staheeva AA, Zakharova AA, Umnov NM, Drugova ED, Korolik VV, Sheina NI
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Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Natalia I. Sheina
Ostrovityanov, 1, Moscow, 117997, Russia; ur.liam@aniehs_in

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Author contribution: Staheeva AA — full-scale experiment and online surveys, study results processing and description; Zakharova AA — research and online surveys, study results processing and description; Umnov NM — study results processing and description; Drugova ED — study results processing, visual content of the article; Korolik VV — literature selection and processing, article editing; Sheina NI — article conceptualization, literature selection and processing, study results description, article authoring and formatting.

Compliance with ethical standards: anonymous online surveys did not infringe on human rights, did not endanger the participants, and met the biomedical ethics requirements.

Received: 2024-02-13 Accepted: 2024-06-11 Published online: 2024-09-28
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Fig. 1. Distribution of students by their motivation for separate collection of SDW (%)
Table 1. Share (%) of the surveyed SDW sites in central and peripheral districts (cities of federal significance) that meet the sanitary and hygienic requirements (SanPiN 2.1.3684-21)
Note: a — asphalt, c — concrete, s — soil (types of site surface); cc — concrete, b — brick, m — metal (site fencing material); с* — cardboard, p* — plastic, сp** — cardboard and plastic.
Table 2. Average number of SDW containers, central and peripheral districts of three cities
Note: significant differences (p ≤ 0.05), as shown by the Newman–Keuls test, between cities: * — Moscow and St. Petersburg, — Moscow and Sevastopol, * — St. Petersburg and Sevastopol; significant differences (p ≤ 0.05), as shown by the Student's t-test: — between central and peripheral districts.