Municipal wastewater reclamation for non-potable reuse - Environmental assessments based on pilot-plant studies and system modelling

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1635-1643

  Baresel, Christian ^a   Dahlgren, Lena ^a   Almemark, Mats ^a   Lazic, Aleksandra ^b  

^a IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Xylem   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental assessments; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Nitrous oxide emission; Wastewater reclamation; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PILOT PLANTS; RECLAMATION; RIVERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; WASTEWATER REUSE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROUS OXIDE; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84954562999     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.373     Document Type: Article

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