Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase

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Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Joana
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Monahan, Abigail, Dionísio, Joana, Delgado, Filipe, Magro, Cátia
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/150096
Resumo: Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
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spelling Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbaseAir forceEuropean Union EcoManagement and Audit SchemeSustainability assessmentWastewaterWater reuseEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental ChemistryWaste Management and DisposalPollutionSDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 17 - Partnerships for the GoalsPublisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier B.V.The current water-scarcity crisis that is being felt in Europe, namely in the southern region, has leveraged the development and implementation of national and regional water management plans. These policies aim to promote efficient wastewater reuse in industrial and urban sectors. Thus, stakeholders are now seeking strategies to enhance the sustainability of their wastewater treatment processes. The present work details the evaluation of the wastewater treatment methods used at an Air Force Base located in Portugal. In addition, this study also intended to determine how wastewater reuse can be implemented and add value to the environmental protection mission of the military airbase. Hence, an assessment of wastewater treatment practices was carried out, considering primary and secondary treatments. The chemical, physical, and biological indicators of samples collected over two consecutive years were analyzed to determine trends and fluctuations. The results revealed that the overall effectiveness of nutrient removal is low due to the oversized nature of the treatment plant, the age of the facility, and the composition of the wastewater. The effluent produced meets standards for non-potable reuse and could be used on base for aircraft maintenance and the cleaning of facilities. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of the plant could be improved by implementing a more advanced tertiary wastewater treatment to decrease the concentration of undesired compounds (e.g., total nitrogen), enabling the reuse of water in a broader range of activities.CENSE - Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e SustentabilidadeDCEA - Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do AmbienteRUNAlmeida, JoanaMonahan, AbigailDionísio, JoanaDelgado, FilipeMagro, Cátia2023-03-06T22:23:15Z2022-12-102022-12-10T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article11application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/150096eng0048-9697PURE: 54910568https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158329info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T05:31:56Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/150096Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:53:57.106734Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
title Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
spellingShingle Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
Almeida, Joana
Air force
European Union EcoManagement and Audit Scheme
Sustainability assessment
Wastewater
Water reuse
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
title_short Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
title_full Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
title_fullStr Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
title_sort Sustainability assessment of wastewater reuse in a Portuguese military airbase
author Almeida, Joana
author_facet Almeida, Joana
Monahan, Abigail
Dionísio, Joana
Delgado, Filipe
Magro, Cátia
author_role author
author2 Monahan, Abigail
Dionísio, Joana
Delgado, Filipe
Magro, Cátia
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv CENSE - Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e Sustentabilidade
DCEA - Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Almeida, Joana
Monahan, Abigail
Dionísio, Joana
Delgado, Filipe
Magro, Cátia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Air force
European Union EcoManagement and Audit Scheme
Sustainability assessment
Wastewater
Water reuse
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
topic Air force
European Union EcoManagement and Audit Scheme
Sustainability assessment
Wastewater
Water reuse
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
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2022-12-10T00:00:00Z
2023-03-06T22:23:15Z
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