Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint
In the context of efficient and sustainable management of the elements of the urban water cycle as an aim of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the evaluation of indicators such as the water footprint (WF) and the carbon footprint (CF) in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) provides a quantificati...
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| description | In the context of efficient and sustainable management of the elements of the urban water cycle as an aim of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the evaluation of indicators such as the water footprint (WF) and the carbon footprint (CF) in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) provides a quantification of the environmental impact, both negative and positive, which implies its exploitation. In this study, in addition to WF and CF quantification, a joint evaluation of both indicators was conducted. Consumption is indicated by the blue water footprint (WF<sub>Blue</sub>) and emissions by CF. Both are related to the operational grey water footprint (∆WF<sub>G,mef</sub>) in two ratios, WFR and CFR. In this way, the water consumed and gases emitted are measured according to the reduction range of the pollutant load of the discharge. The results for four WWTPs show operational scenarios for better management in accordance with the WFD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b96587e49b84f4ea045f0bd916992872023-11-20T21:07:33ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-11-011211320410.3390/w12113204Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water FootprintEva Gómez-Llanos0Agustín Matías-Sánchez1Pablo Durán-Barroso2Department of Construction, School of Technology, University of Extremadura, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, SpainDepartment of Construction, School of Technology, University of Extremadura, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, SpainDepartment of Construction, School of Technology, University of Extremadura, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, SpainIn the context of efficient and sustainable management of the elements of the urban water cycle as an aim of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the evaluation of indicators such as the water footprint (WF) and the carbon footprint (CF) in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) provides a quantification of the environmental impact, both negative and positive, which implies its exploitation. In this study, in addition to WF and CF quantification, a joint evaluation of both indicators was conducted. Consumption is indicated by the blue water footprint (WF<sub>Blue</sub>) and emissions by CF. Both are related to the operational grey water footprint (∆WF<sub>G,mef</sub>) in two ratios, WFR and CFR. In this way, the water consumed and gases emitted are measured according to the reduction range of the pollutant load of the discharge. The results for four WWTPs show operational scenarios for better management in accordance with the WFD.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/11/3204water footprintcarbon footprintwastewater treatment plantswater managementoperational grey water footprint |
| spellingShingle | Eva Gómez-Llanos Agustín Matías-Sánchez Pablo Durán-Barroso Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint Water water footprint carbon footprint wastewater treatment plants water management operational grey water footprint |
| title | Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint |
| title_full | Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint |
| title_fullStr | Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint |
| title_short | Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint |
| title_sort | wastewater treatment plant assessment by quantifying the carbon and water footprint |
| topic | water footprint carbon footprint wastewater treatment plants water management operational grey water footprint |
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