Energy-saving wastewater treatment systems: Formulation of cost functions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 85-92

  Nogueira, Regina ^a   Ferreira, I ^a   Janknecht, P ^b   Rodriguez J J ^c   Oliveira, P ^a   Brito, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Centro de las Nuevas Tecnologias del Agua   (Spain)

^c Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG Wasserwirtschaft   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Cost function; Slow rate infiltration; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; INVESTMENTS; OPERATING COSTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; SLOW RATE INFILTRATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COST FUNCTIONS; INVESTMENTS; OPERATING COSTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BUDGET; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INVESTMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34548293718     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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