Soft paths in wastewater management - The pros and cons of urine source separation

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-288

  Lienert, Judit ^a   Larsen, Tove A ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comparison of wastewater systems; Micropollutants; NoMix toilets; Nutrient recycling; Pharmaceuticals; Risk perception; Source control; Sustainability; Technological innovation; Transdisciplinary research; Urine source separation; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449017081     PISSN: 09405550     EISSN: 26255413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.16.4.10     Document Type: Article

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