Economic viability and critical influencing factors assessment of black water and grey water source-separation sanitation system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2417-2424

  Thibodeau, C ^a   Monette, F ^a   Glaus, M ^a   Laflamme, C B ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Black and grey water; Cost contributors; Economic viability; Source separation sanitation system; Vacuum toilets

Indexed keywords

BLACK WATER; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; COST DIFFERENTIAL; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY; EFFLUENT VOLUME; FLOW REDUCTION; IN-VACUUM; INFLUENCING FACTOR; NEIGHBOURHOOD; RESOURCE COSTS; SANITATION SYSTEMS; SOURCE-SEPARATION SANITATION SYSTEM; SYSTEM COSTS; SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; COSTS; EFFLUENTS; SANITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VACUUM;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; SANITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FLOW RATE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SANITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOURCE SEPARATION SYSTEM; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84055190784     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.796     Document Type: Article

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