Economic feasibility study for intensive and extensive wastewater treatment considering greenhouse gases emissions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-104

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extensive technologies; Externalities; Feasibility studies; Greenhouse gas emissions; Intensive technologies; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; RECLAMATION; WETLANDS;

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; EXTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY; EXTERNALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY; KEY ISSUES; NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVESTMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84876344483     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.044     Document Type: Article

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