Determining a sustainable and economically optimal wastewater treatment and discharge strategy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 285-292

  Hardisty, Paul E ^a,b   Sivapalan, Mayuran ^c   Humphries, Robert ^d  

^a INTECSEA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c WORLEYPARSONS   (United States)

^d Water Corp of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economics; Sustainability; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GASES; RECLAMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

CONDITION; CURRENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; FINANCIAL COSTS; HIGH STANDARDS; HUMAN HEALTH; REGULATORY PRESSURE; SOCIAL BENEFITS; SURFACE WATER BODY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SURFACE WATER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISCHARGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84871924435     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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