Integrated environmental assessment of tertiary and residuals treatment - LCA in the wastewater industry

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 109-116

  Beavis, Paul ^a   Lundie, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Environmental decision making; Life cycle assessment; Sludge digestion; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIC DIGESTION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE; HYPOCHLORITE;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOSOLID; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT STANDARD; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0037765069     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0678     Document Type: Conference Paper

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