Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach
A life cycle assessment study on decentralized sewage (DS) treatment technologies is conducted using Gabi software and ReCiPe midpoint method, focusing on three DS treatment technologies: extended aeration (EA), imhoff (IF) and activated sludge (AS). The three most significant environmental impacts...
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| author | Sharvini, Siva Raman Zainon Noor, Zainura Kamaruddin, Siti Nurhayati Mohammad Sabli, Noor Salehan Sabeen, Ali Hussein Aris, Azmi Yong, Ee Ling Graham, David W. |
| author_facet | Sharvini, Siva Raman Zainon Noor, Zainura Kamaruddin, Siti Nurhayati Mohammad Sabli, Noor Salehan Sabeen, Ali Hussein Aris, Azmi Yong, Ee Ling Graham, David W. |
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| description | A life cycle assessment study on decentralized sewage (DS) treatment technologies is conducted using Gabi software and ReCiPe midpoint method, focusing on three DS treatment technologies: extended aeration (EA), imhoff (IF) and activated sludge (AS). The three most significant environmental impacts identified by the analysis are climate change (CC), freshwater eutrophication potential (FEP) and marine eutrophication potential (MEP). In this study, none of the DS systems could reduce all three indicators assessed. In terms of CC, IF has the lowest impact, with a value of 2.78 kg CO2 eq/m3, while EA has the lowest FEP impact of 0.030 kg P eq/m3. As regards MEP, AS has the lowest value of 0.043 kg N eq/m3. The findings offer investors with relevant information on the effects of the three DS treatment technologies used to treat domestic wastewater in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-1047812024-03-01T01:48:20Z http://eprints.utm.my/104781/ Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach Sharvini, Siva Raman Zainon Noor, Zainura Kamaruddin, Siti Nurhayati Mohammad Sabli, Noor Salehan Sabeen, Ali Hussein Aris, Azmi Yong, Ee Ling Graham, David W. Q Science (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) A life cycle assessment study on decentralized sewage (DS) treatment technologies is conducted using Gabi software and ReCiPe midpoint method, focusing on three DS treatment technologies: extended aeration (EA), imhoff (IF) and activated sludge (AS). The three most significant environmental impacts identified by the analysis are climate change (CC), freshwater eutrophication potential (FEP) and marine eutrophication potential (MEP). In this study, none of the DS systems could reduce all three indicators assessed. In terms of CC, IF has the lowest impact, with a value of 2.78 kg CO2 eq/m3, while EA has the lowest FEP impact of 0.030 kg P eq/m3. As regards MEP, AS has the lowest value of 0.043 kg N eq/m3. The findings offer investors with relevant information on the effects of the three DS treatment technologies used to treat domestic wastewater in Malaysia. John Wiley and Sons Inc 2022-05 Article PeerReviewed Sharvini, Siva Raman and Zainon Noor, Zainura and Kamaruddin, Siti Nurhayati and Mohammad Sabli, Noor Salehan and Sabeen, Ali Hussein and Aris, Azmi and Yong, Ee Ling and Graham, David W. (2022) Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach. Water and Environment Journal, 36 (2). pp. 261-269. ISSN 1747-6585 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/wej.12760 DOI:10.1111/wej.12760 |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Sharvini, Siva Raman Zainon Noor, Zainura Kamaruddin, Siti Nurhayati Mohammad Sabli, Noor Salehan Sabeen, Ali Hussein Aris, Azmi Yong, Ee Ling Graham, David W. Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach |
| title | Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach |
| title_full | Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach |
| title_fullStr | Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach |
| title_short | Environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies: a life cycle assessment approach |
| title_sort | environmental impact evaluation of decentralized sewage treatment technologies a life cycle assessment approach |
| topic | Q Science (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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