A performance indicators system for urban wastewater treatment plants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2398-2407

  Quadros, Sílvia ^a   Rosa, Maria João ^b   Alegre, Helena ^b   Silva, Catarina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Performance assessment; Performance indicators; Urban wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BENCHMARKING; RATING; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; URBAN REGION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FLUID INTAKE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SLUDGE; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WORKLOAD;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79951661198     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.526     Document Type: Article

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