Current status of urban wastewater treatment plants in China

Environment International

Volumn 92-93, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-22

  Zhang, Q H ^a   Yang, W N ^a   Ngo, H H ^b   Guo, W S ^b   Jin, P K ^a   Dzakpasu, Mawuli ^a   Yang, S J ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Wang, X C ^a   Ao, D ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discharge standard and upgrading; Energy consumption; Regional sewage treatment; Sludge disposal; Wastewater reclamation and reuse; Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; POLLUTION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; DISCHARGE STANDARDS; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENERGY USE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ECONOMICS; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; CITIES; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; URBANIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84961897438     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.03.024     Document Type: Review

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