With rapid urbanization, sewer systems are extensively being constructed for the collection
and transportation of sewage to minimize the severe environmental and health issues …

Urban water systems and, in particular, wastewater treatment facilities are among the major
energy consumers at municipal level worldwide. Estimates indicate that on average these …

Urban areas comprise less than 1% of the Earth's land surface, yet they host more than half
the global population and are responsible for the majority of global energy use and related …

Current trends show that wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) will intend to shift towards
water resources recovery facility (WRRF), however nutrients recovery in WRRF is limited by …

Multi-purpose utility tunnels (MUTs) integrate all underground utilities in one accessible
tunnel. MUTs reduce the need for excavations and their associated costs, as well as the …

Water, energy, and food are key resources that could easily limit sustainability of human
society development. Water supply requires considerable amounts of energy, and …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to effect
communities across the world. One way to combat these effects is to enhance our collective …

农村生活污水的收集需结合当地的地形条件, 村落分布, 因地制宜地采用不同的模式.
室外真空排水系统是一种新型排水技术系统, 可解决重力排水管道施工盲区内的污水收集问题 …

The collection of rural domestic sewage should combine the local terrain conditions and
village distribution, and adopt different modes to collect sewage according to local …

Developed more than a century ago, the potential of vacuum sewerage systems remains
underexploited. At the same time, the rapid urbanization in Asia brings about major …