High acceptance of urine source separation in seven European countries: A review

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 556-566

  Lienert, Judit ^a   Larsen, Tove A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZED APPROACH; END POINTS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN URINE; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOURCE SEPARATION; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT;

BODY FLUIDS; FERTILIZERS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATION;

FERTILIZER;

INNOVATION; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URINE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BATH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ODOR; REVIEW; SANITATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STANDARDIZATION; TANK; TECHNOLOGY; URINE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; HUMANS; TOILET FACILITIES; URINE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 75149122061     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9028765     Document Type: Review

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