Life cycle assessment of small-scale constructed wetland and extended aeration activated sludge wastewater treatment system

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1295-1308

  Lopsik, K ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Light expanded clay aggregate; ReCiPe; Sewage

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FILTRATION; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE LAYER; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION; WETLANDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; EXPANDED CLAY AGGREGATES; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RECIPE; SMALL SCALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84887450719     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0159-y     Document Type: Article

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