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Global, regional, and country level need for data on wastewater generation, treatment, and use
Toshio Sato,Manzoor Qadir,Manzoor Qadir,Manzoor Qadir,Sadahiro Yamamoto,Tsuneyoshi Endo,Ahmad Zahoor,Ahmad Zahoor +7 more
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In this article, the authors find that only 55 countries have data available on all three aspects of wastewater -generation, treatment, and use, while there is no information available from 57 countries.About:
This article is published in Agricultural Water Management.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 490 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wastewater.read more
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Integration of Algal Biofuels With Bioremediation Coupled Industrial Commodities Towards Cost-Effectiveness
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the current status of microalgae-based bio refineries is presented, and a framework for key supply demand, challenges for cost-effective and sustainable use of water and nutrients is proposed.
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Effect of poultry wastewater irrigation on nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon contents in farmland soil
Zhang Yan,Fu Chunyan,Liu Xuelan,Xinhua Li,Jing Qingchuan,Xiang-Fa Wei,Tianhong Shi,Dong Yilei,Yan Peipei +8 more
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Sludge management practices: Drivers, opportunities and implications for small island developing states
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Destruction of parasites in biosolids from wastewater treatment lagoons
TL;DR: Wastewater from domestic and industrial activities contains harmful compounds and pathogens which constitute significant health risks if released into the environment without adequate treatment as discussed by the authors. But these compounds are not considered in the literature.
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Nutrient recycling from the effluent of a decentralized anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treating fresh domestic wastewater by cultivation of the microalgae Acutodesmus obliquus.
TL;DR: This study investigates the feasibility of microalgae cultivation with the effluent (permeate) of a decentralized anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating high strength domestic wastewater and shows the need to add iron to ensure an optimal TN removal from the permeate.
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