Influencing Factors of Plastic Waste Pollution Reduction in Kinshasa

Bukasa, Orphe Tshinkobo; Iskakova, Diana; Ganiyu, Sherif Abdul; Rong, Xing; Li, Meng; Li, Jianjun

doi:10.4236/gep.2020.812011

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“…The vegetation of Kinshasa consists of degraded primitive forests, savannahs, and aquatic and semiaquatic formations in the valleys and Pool Malebo. It belongs to the Guinean-Congolese region, the Congolese basin domain, and the Congolese-Zambezian transition sector [ 10 ].…”

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Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Chiribagula Valentin,

Ndjolo Philippe,

Mboni Henry

et al. 2023

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Background. People with diabetes, herbalists, and traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) from Kinshasa use plants to treat diabetes, but no study has inventoried the plants used by these populations. The present study was conducted to identify the plants used in Kinshasa to treat diabetes mellitus. Methods. The survey conducted in the form of a semistructured interview between March 2005 and August 2006 made it possible to collect ethnobotanical information from people with diabetes (n = 126), herbalists (n = 80), and TMPs (n = 120). Results. The 326 subjects consulted (sex ratio M/F = 0.6, age 51 ± 7 years, and experience: 17 ± 5 years) provided information on 71 plants, most of which are trees (35%), belonging to 38 families dominated by Fabaceae (19.7%) and indicated in 51 other cases of consultation dominated by malaria (12%). From these 71 plants derived, 86 antidiabetic recipes were administered orally, where the leaf is the most used part (>50%) and the decoction (>46%) is the most common mode of preparation. This study reports for the first time the antidiabetic use of 11 species, among which Tephrosia vogeliiX (0.08), Chromolaena corymbosaX (0.06), and Baphia capparidifoliaX (0.06) present the highest consensus indexes (CI) and Marsdenia latifoliaW (UVp = 0.08) and Rauvolfia manniiX (UVp = 0.06) present the highest UVs. Conclusion. The results show that Kinshasa people treat diabetes using several plants. Some are specific to the ecological environment; others are used in other regions. Pharmacological studies are underway to assess the therapeutic efficacy of these plants.

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Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Chiribagula Valentin,

Ndjolo Philippe,

Mboni Henry

et al. 2023

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Hal tersebut terjadi dikarenakan tingginya angka kepadatan penduduk yang turut mempengaruhi daya konsumsi plastik di masyarakat [4]. Disamping itu, faktor lain seperti tingginya kesalahan dalam pengelolaan sampah plastik, kurangnya infrastruktur dan sistem yang memadai dalam upaya pengelolaan sampah plastik dan limbah juga dapat meningkatkan terjadinya kontaminasi plastik di lingkungan [5]. Sampah-sampah plastik yang berkontak dengan lingkungan ini selanjutnya dapat mengalami proses degradasi menjadi mikroplastik [6].…”

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IDENTIFIKASI TIPE DAN KELIMPAHAN MIKROPLASTIK PADA IKAN NILA (Oreochromis niloticus) DI WADUK LAHOR KABUPATEN MALANG JAWA TIMUR

Wienardy,

Fitriyah,

Syarifah

2023

Binar

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Plastics can be degraded into microplastics and easily to dispersed in waters, including reservoirs as water damming locations. Lahor Reservoir is known to be used as a location for aquaculture, one of which is nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and is fed by the Lekso river, Lahor river, and Dewi river. This certainly increases the potential for microplastic contamination and has a negative impact on aquatic biota and humans. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential for microplastic contamination in the digestive tract of nile tilapia in Lahor Reservoir, Malang Regency, East Java. The study was conducted at 4 sampling stations including Lekso river inlet, Lahor river inlet and Dewi river, Residential area of Karangkates village, and Lahor Tourism Park. 5 Fishes samples were taken at each station and the repetition process was carried out 3 times. Sample preparation with 20 ml of 30% HzO2 solution and 20 ml of 10% KOH. Identification types and abundance of microplastics was carried out with a 40× magnification stereo microscope. The results showed the discovery of several types of microplastics which is fiber, filament, fragment, and film and the highest total abundance value of microplastics was found in the Lahor river inlet and Dewi river at 6.47 particles / individual.

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Assessing the economic and environmental effects of plastic bag management in Thailand: Bangkok and Phuket provinces

Jirapornvaree,

Kreeratiratanalak,

Mangmeechai

2023

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Influencing Factors of Plastic Waste Pollution Reduction in Kinshasa

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

IDENTIFIKASI TIPE DAN KELIMPAHAN MIKROPLASTIK PADA IKAN NILA (Oreochromis niloticus) DI WADUK LAHOR KABUPATEN MALANG JAWA TIMUR

Assessing the economic and environmental effects of plastic bag management in Thailand: Bangkok and Phuket provinces

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