Selecting sewage sludge treatment alternatives in modern wastewater treatment plants using environmental decision support systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 410-419

  Garrido Baserba, M ^a,b   Molinos Senante, M ^c   Abelleira Pereira, J M ^d   Fdez Guelfo L A ^d   Poch, M ^b   Hernandez Sancho F ^c  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composite indicator; Cost benefit analysis (CBA); Environmental decision support system; Global warming potential (GWP); Knowledge based methodology; Sewage sludge treatment technologies

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMPOSITE INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; KNOWLEDGE BASED; SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

EID: 84942989450     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.021     Document Type: Article

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