Redesigning wastewater infrastructure to improve resource efficiency

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2535-2541

  Larsen, Tove A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acceptance; Compliance; Global; Resources; Source separation; Urine; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE; COMPLIANCE; GLOBAL; RESOURCES; SOURCE SEPARATION; URINE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INVESTMENTS; MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CAPITAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPLIANCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE USE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URINE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

CITY PLANNING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79959321469     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.502     Document Type: Article

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