Life cycle comparison of centralized wastewater treatment and urine source separation with struvite precipitation: Focus on urine nutrient management

Water Research

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 88-103

  Ishii, Stephanie K L ^a   Boyer, Treavor H ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

LCA; Nitrogen; Nutrient recovery; Phosphorus; Wastewater treatment; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; FERTILIZERS; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOURCE SEPARATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

CENTRALISED; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; N RECOVERIES; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; STRUVITE PRECIPITATION; SYSTEM LEVEL EVALUATION; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; STRUVITE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; WASTE WATER;

BIOFERTILIZER; DRINKING WATER; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STRUVITE; URINE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STORAGE; URINE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; FERTILIZERS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; URINE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84929077614     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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