Rethinking urban water systems - Revisiting concepts in urban wastewater collection and treatment to ensure infrastructure sustainability

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-154

  Tjandraatmadja, G ^a   Burn, S ^a   McLaughlin, M ^a   Biswas, T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative systems; Biosolids; Decentralisation; Infrastructure; Resource reuse; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECOLOGY; SANITATION; SEWERS; STANDARDS; URBAN PLANNING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS; BIOSOLIDS; DECENTRALISATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; RESOURCE REUSE;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BIOFUEL; BIOGAS;

DISPOSAL; ECONOMICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BIOSOLID; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; SANITATION; SEWER; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 27444439650     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2005.0031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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