Life cycle assessment of greywater treatment systems for water-reuse management in rural areas

2021 ◽  
pp. 148687
Author(s):  
Carolina Rodríguez ◽  
Rafael Sánchez ◽  
Natalia Rebolledo ◽  
Nicolás Schneider ◽  
Jennyfer Serrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Water Reuse

scholarly journals Life-cycle assessment of two potable water reuse technologies: MF/RO/UV–AOP treatment and hybrid osmotic membrane bioreactors

2016 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 165-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan W. Holloway ◽  
Leslie Miller-Robbie ◽  
Mehul Patel ◽  
Jennifer R. Stokes ◽  
Junko Munakata-Marr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Potable Water ◽  
Membrane Bioreactors

scholarly journals Life-cycle assessment of biochar production systems in tropical rural areas: Comparing flame curtain kilns to other production methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Botnen Smebye ◽  
Magnus Sparrevik ◽  
Hans Peter Schmidt ◽  
Gerard Cornelissen
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Production Methods

scholarly journals Environmental Hotspot Assessment for a PV Mini-Grid Design: A Case Study for Malawi

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4227
Author(s):  
Jacquetta Lee
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Diesel Generator ◽  
Grid Connection ◽  
Grid Design

The United Nations Sustainable Goal 7, access to affordable and clean energy, is unlikely to be achieved, with an estimated 600 million people still without access to electricity by 2030. One potential route to support this goal is through the use of mini-grids to provide electricity in densely populated rural areas for which grid connection is not possible. This paper presents the results of a life cycle assessment of a mini-grid, designed for construction in Malawi. It analyses the cradle to end of use for this mini-grid configuration, for a grid sized for lighting, refrigeration and phone charging, and for a grid sized for electric cooking (e-cooking). The results suggest that for lighting configuration, the main contributors to environmental impact are the poles, the overhead cabling, and the PV panels. The use of a chromium-based preservative is the main issue for the poles, and a switch to concrete poles can deliver significant benefits. When the grid is sized for e-cooking, the PV panels become the greatest contributor. Adding a diesel generator to the mini-grid configuration can reduce number of panels required and hence the environmental impact, but only if the generator is used for no more than 2 h per day.

Life cycle assessment of integrated wastewater treatment systems with constructed wetlands in rural areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 527-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A. Lutterbeck ◽  
Lourdes T. Kist ◽  
Diosnel R. Lopez ◽  
Filipe V. Zerwes ◽  
Ênio L. Machado
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Systems

scholarly journals Life cycle assessment of cucumber irrigation: unplanned water reuse versus groundwater resources in Tipaza (Algeria)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-238
Author(s):  
Latifa Azeb ◽  
Tarik Hartani ◽  
Nassim Aitmouheb ◽  
Ludivine Pradeleix ◽  
Nouredddin Hajjaji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Reclaimed Water ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment Methodology ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Effective quantitative and qualitative management of water for irrigation is crucial in many regions and the use of reclaimed water is a possible solution. Quantifying the impact of the use of such water is thus important. Using life cycle assessment methodology, this study analyzes the impact of water reuse irrigation and farmers’ practices in greenhouse cucumber production. Three scenarios concerned sources of water for irrigation and agricultural practices: the first scenario used surface water including reclaimed water, the second used groundwater. The third scenario resembled the first but also accounted for fertilizer application based on theoretical cucumber requirements. The third scenario showed 35% less fertilizer is required than the quantities farmers actually use. Our results show that the higher environmental impact of irrigation using reclaimed water than using groundwater is mainly due to over-fertilization. Comparison of the first and third scenarios also showed that the reduction in the environmental impact under the third scenario was significant. We conclude that LCA is a useful tool to compare the impacts of different water sources and farmers’ irrigation/fertilization management practices, and in particular, that the quantity of nutrients in reclaimed water should be deducted from the actual amount applied by the farmers.

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