Connection of neighboring wastewater treatment plants: Economic and environmental assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-42

  Morera, Serni ^a   Comas, Joaquim ^a   Poch, Manel ^a   Corominas, Lluís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Integrated management; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MINIMUM ECOLOGICAL FLOWS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

EID: 84922987147     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.047     Document Type: Article

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