Techno-economical efficiency and productivity change of wastewater treatment plants: The role of internal and external factors

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3448-3459

  Hernandez Sancho F ^a   Molinos Senante, M ^a   Sala Garrido, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 82455206285     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1em10388a     Document Type: Article

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