Net environmental benefit: Introducing a new LCA approach on wastewater treatment systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1624-1631

  Godin, D ^a   Bouchard, C ^a   Vanrolleghem, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facultative aerated lagoons; Greenhouse gas; Heavy metals; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

AERATED LAGOONS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SYSTEM FUNCTIONS; WASTEWATER QUALITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAVY METALS; LAKES; RECLAMATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

HEAVY METAL;

AERATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAVY METAL; LAGOON; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METALS, HEAVY; QUEBEC; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84860817334     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.056     Document Type: Article

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