Comparative environmental impacts of source-separation systems for domestic wastewater management in rural China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 185-198

  Lam, Lauho ^a   Kurisu, Kiyo ^a   Hanaki, Keisuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decentralized systems; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Nutrient reuse; Source separation; Wastewater treatment; Water shortage

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; NUTRIENTS; RURAL AREAS; SANITATION; SEPARATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; SOURCE-SEPARATION SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WATER SHORTAGES;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

EID: 84931567171     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.126     Document Type: Article

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