The removal of phosphorus (P) from domestic wastewater is primarily to reduce the potential
for eutrophication in receiving waters, and is mandated and common in many countries …

The potential toxicological effects of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in natural
water bodies have received considerable critical attention over the past years, encouraging …

Composite indicators are increasingly recognised as a useful tool in policy analysis and
public communication. They provide simple comparisons of units that can be used to …

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 …

Industrial ecology (IE) and life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) are increasingly
important in research, regulation, and corporate practice. However, the assessment of the …

Solid waste management is a complex domain involving the interaction of several
dimensions; thus, its analysis and control impose continuous challenges for decision …

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 …

Centralized wastewater treatment has been the favorite wastewater treatment strategy until a
few decades ago, in order to exploit each possible scale economy. Nowadays, water stress …

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

Ecosystem pollution due to the lack of or inefficient wastewater treatment coverage in small
communities is still a matter of great concern, even in developed countries. This study …