The aim of this study was to assess the environmental impact of three alternatives for
wastewater treatment in small communities. To this end, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was …

Studies identifying treatment technologies that combine low costs, high efficiencies, and
lower environmental impacts are of great value. Thus, the present study investigated the …

Sustainability has strong implications on the practice of engineering. Life cycle assessment
(LCA) is an appropriate methodology for assessing the sustainability of a wastewater …

Wastewater treatment plants help to reduce negative impact on the environment by
improving the quality of effluent. Different technologies are used in wastewater treatment …

This study evaluates the environmental and economic performance (ecoefficiency) of two
decentralized, small-scale, wastewater treatment systems coupled to constructed wetlands …

The aim of this study was to assess the potential environmental impacts associated with high
rate algal ponds (HRAP) systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery in small …

Sludge treatment wetlands (STW) emerge as a promising sustainable technology with low
energy requirements and operational costs. In this study, technical, economic and …

Conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) clean wastewater and minimize water
pollution; but, while doing so, they also contribute to air pollution and need energy/material …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to compare the environmental impacts of vertical flow
constructed wetlands (VFCW) and horizontal flow constructed wetlands (HFCW). The LCAs …

The world is facing a water quality crisis resulting from continuous population growth,
urbanization, land use change, industrialization, unsustainable water use practices and …