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Nutrient Removal and Resource Recovery: Effect on Life Cycle Cost and Environmental Impacts of Small Scale Wastewater Treatment - Cincinnati
Citation:
Morelli, B., S. Cashman, Cissy Ma, J. Garland, J. Turgeon, L. Fillmore, D. Bless, AND M. Nye. Nutrient Removal and Resource Recovery: Effect on Life Cycle Cost and Environmental Impacts of Small Scale Wastewater Treatment - Cincinnati. International Congress on Sustainability Science & Engineering 18: Industry, Innovation and Sustainability, Cincinnati,OH, August 12 - 15, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
To explore the resource recovery options in small wastewater treatment plant and improve sustainability and economic performance for small communities. A small community wastewater treatment has implemented the upgrade of the conventional activated sludge treatment process with enhanced primary settling, Modified Ludzack-Ettinger secondary treatment, and anaerobic digestion (AD). Life cycle assessment, life cycle impact assessment and cost analysis were used to evaluate the combined benefits and tradeoffs of the upgraded and the legacy systems.
Description:
A small community wastewater treatment has implemented the upgrade of the conventional activated sludge treatment process with enhanced primary settling, Modified Ludzack-Ettinger secondary treatment, and anaerobic digestion (AD). Life cycle assessment, life cycle impact assessment and cost analysis were used to evaluate the combined benefits and tradeoffs of the upgraded and the legacy systems.