Development of tools for the promotion of the sustainable urban wastewater treatment and reuse in Decision-making in environmental projects
Development of tools for he promotion of the sustainable urban wastewater
treatment and reuse in Decision-making in environmental projects can be
complex due mainly to the existence of trade-offs between socio-political,
environmental and economic factors.
This is why the 'Medaware' project, which is an EU Meda Water
Project, has focused its aims on the development of a software tool capable
of applying a scoring system for existing wastewater facilities based on the
potential safe reuse of the final effluent.
The tool helps guide the authorities responsible towards the most efficient
solutions in terms of health and safety for the agricultural reuse of the
produced effluent as well as to help them undertake actions that are
sustainable.
The input data for the specific model are quite simple and are easily
collected (e.g. data concerning the population served by the facility, the
possibilities for agricultural reuse of the water in the area, specific
requirements or preferences regarding cultural, economical, technological or
social issues), while outcome is a ranking of the alternative scenarios and
the specific processes and treatment systems proposed. The tool is available online.
Contact information |
Prof. Maria Loizidou
(email: mloiz@orfeas.chemeng.ntua.gr) |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.medaware.cartif.com.es |
Source of information | Residuos, Spain |
Keyword(s) | EU-MEDA-Water, MEDAWARE |
Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , TOOL TERMS , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
Relation | http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/medaeau/fol719001/fol106504 |
Geographical coverage | Greece, Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan |
News date | 28/01/2008 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |