The application of life cycle assessment (LCA) to wastewater treatment: A best practice guide and critical review

L Corominas, DM Byrne, JS Guest, A Hospido, P Roux… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely applied in the wastewater industry, but
inconsistencies in assumptions and methods have made it difficult for researchers and …

Towards more accurate life cycle assessment of biological wastewater treatment plants: a review

Y Zang, Y Li, C Wang, W Zhang, W Xiong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been proved to act as a desirable tool to evaluate the
environmental impacts of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). However, the application of …

Integrating life cycle assessment with quantitative microbial risk assessment for a holistic evaluation of sewage treatment plant

A Bhatt, AC Dada, SK Prajapati, P Arora - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
An integrated approach was employed in the present study to combine life cycle assessment
(LCA) with quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to assess an existing sewage …

Integrating life cycle assessment and environmental risk assessment: A critical review

RI Muazu, R Rothman, L Maltby - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) and Environmental risk assessment (ERA) are highly
complementary; several studies have attempted to bridge the two approaches by means of …

Review of environmental assessment case studies blending elements of risk assessment and life cycle assessment

R Harder, H Holmquist, S Molander… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Risk assessment (RA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) are two analytical tools used to
support decision making in environmental management. This study reviewed 30 …

Hygienic sustainability of site location of wastewater treatment plants: A case study. I. Estimating odour emission impact

P Stellacci, L Liberti, M Notarnicola, CN Haas - Desalination, 2010 - Elsevier
By reference to the wastewater treatment plant of Taranto (Apulia Region, S. Italy), a typical
Mediterranean city, an odour impact assessment has been carried out in order to evaluate …

Including pathogen risk in life cycle assessment of wastewater management. 1. Estimating the burden of disease associated with pathogens

R Harder, S Heimersson, M Svanstrom… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
The environmental performance of wastewater and sewage sludge management is
commonly assessed using life cycle assessment (LCA), whereas pathogen risk is evaluated …

Financial and economic feasibility of decentralized wastewater reuse systems in Beijing

X Liang, MP van Dijk - Water science and technology, 2010 - iwaponline.com
Many decentralized wastewater reuse systems have been constructed in Beijing. However
their performance is not as good as expected. The total amount of reclaimed water used in …

Including pathogen risk in life cycle assessment of wastewater management. 2. Quantitative comparison of pathogen risk to other impacts on human health

S Heimersson, R Harder, GM Peters… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Resource recovery from sewage sludge has the potential to save natural resources, but the
potential risks connected to human exposure to heavy metals, organic micropollutants, and …

Coastal water pollution and its potential mitigation by vegetated wetlands: An overview of issues in Southeast Asia

R Cochard - Redefining Diversity & Dynamics of Natural Resources …, 2017 - Elsevier
Coastal ecosystems (mangrove forests, seagrass beds, coral reefs) provide vital services
(eg, fisheries' foundations and coastline stability). In Southeast Asia, nonetheless, the …