How green are environmental technologies? A new approach for a global evaluation: The case of WWTP effluents ozonation

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3679-3687

  Papa, M ^a   Pedrazzani, R ^a   Bertanza, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross media effects; DALY; Environmental compatibility; Organic micropollutants; Ozonation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CROSS-MEDIA; DALY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY; INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; SECONDARY BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

EFFLUENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; SULFIDE;

AIR QUALITY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OZONATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84878135802     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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