Influence of data collection schemes on the Life Cycle Assessment of a municipal wastewater treatment plant

Water Research

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 292-303

  Yoshida, Hiroko ^a   Clavreul, Julie ^a   Scheutz, Charlotte ^a   Christensen, Thomas H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compulsory disclosure requirement; Environmental information; Life cycle assessment; Sewage sludge; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EUTROPHICATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMPULSORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT; DATA COLLECTION; DATA COLLECTION SCHEME; EMISSION DATA; EMISSION INVENTORIES; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; INPUT DATAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ACIDIFICATION; COMPLIANCE; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA SET; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OZONE DEPLETION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; CHEMISTRY; CITY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CITIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84897073598     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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