Cost optimisation and minimisation of the environmental impact through life cycle analysis of the waste water treatment plant of Bree (Belgium)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 164-170

  De Gussem, K ^a   Wambecq, T ^a   Roels, J ^a   Fenu, A ^a   De Gueldre, G ^a   Van De Steene, B ^a  

^a Aquafin ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge model; Energy saving; Full scale; Impact reduction; LCA; WWTP optimisation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL; ENERGY SAVING; FULL-SCALE; IMPACT REDUCTION; LCA; OPTIMISATIONS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COSTS; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TANKS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITRATE; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACCURACY; AERATION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SENSOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BELGIUM; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BELGIUM; BREE; LIMBURG [BELGIUM];

EID: 79251491036     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.027     Document Type: Article

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