Evaluation of the environmental life cycle of an STP that employs a low-rate trickling filter as post-treatment of a UASB reactor and different sludge-management alternatives

This study aimed to undertake an environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of a sewage treatment plant (STP) equipped with low-rate trickling filters (TFs) as post-treatment of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB). The STP is located in South Brazil and uses landfill and agriculture as sludge-disp...

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Main Authors: Karina Guedes Cubas do Amaral, Julio Cezar Rietow, Miguel Mansur Aisse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2021-06-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
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Online Access:https://www.scielo.br/j/ambiagua/a/mrJSYNtyRDhRzybV4z8r6pM/?lang=en