Evaluating sustainability for water and wastewater treatment technologies

• High-performance water and wastewater treatment have become feasible with the development of innovative and advanced technologies that may have the potential to have an impact on health and the environment. At the same time, they can be helpful in protecting the environment and meet specific social needs in a more sustainable way. New purification techniques have the potential to lead to the sustainable development of clean water, understand global environmental challenges and seek ways to improve them. Water treatment processes become more environmentally friendly by reducing energy consumption, removing toxic and essential substances and making products sustainable during the synthesis phase. This chapter discusses water treatment in the context of India, the necessity and methods of assessing sustainability, as well as examples of technological assessments for sustainability.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Green chemistry

Life-cycle assessment

Risk assessment

Social impact

Sustainability metrics

Wastewater treatment

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