Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of small water resource recovery facilities: Comparison of mechanical and lagoon systems

Thompson, Matthew; Moussavi, Sussan; Li, Shaobin; Barutha, Philip; Dvorak, Bruce

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2022.118234

Title: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of small water resource recovery facilities: Comparison of mechanical and lagoon systems

Journal Article · 26 February 2022 · Water Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118234 · OSTI ID:1977706

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Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States); OSTI
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Xiamen Univ. (China)

Small water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) serving communities with populations of less than 10,000 people account for 70% of centralized wastewater treatment systems in the United States. Here, with growing interest globally in improving the sustainability of these systems, this study evaluated the environmental life cycle impact and land use tradeoffs of different lagoon and mechanical WRRFs across the diverse climate of Nebraska. Life cycle inventory including construction and operations was collected for 35 existing systems representing a range of commonly used mechanical WRRFs: oxidation ditch, extended aeration, and sequencing batch reactors, and lagoon treatment systems: complete retention, irrigation, and controlled discharge lagoons.

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Research Organization:: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007718

OSTI ID:: 1977706

Journal Information:: Water Research, Journal Name: Water Research Journal Issue: C Vol. 215; ISSN 0043-1354

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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