Taking the “Waste” Out of “Wastewater” for Human Water Security and Ecosystem Sustainability

Author:

Grant Stanley B.123,Saphores Jean-Daniel14,Feldman David L.4,Hamilton Andrew J.5,Fletcher Tim D.6,Cook Perran L. M.7,Stewardson Michael2,Sanders Brett F.1,Levin Lisa A.8,Ambrose Richard F.9,Deletic Ana10,Brown Rebekah11,Jiang Sunny C.1,Rosso Diego1,Cooper William J.1,Marusic Ivan12

Affiliation:

1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, E4130 Engineering Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, USA.

2. Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, Engineering Block D, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Victoria, Australia.

3. To whom correspondence should be addressed.

4. Department of Planning, Policy, and Design, 202 Social Ecology I, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-7075, USA.

5. Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Melbourne, 940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie College, Victoria 3647, Australia.

6. Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia.

7. Water Studies Centre, School of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.

8. Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92093-0218, USA.

9. Environmental Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA.

10. Monash Water for Liveability, Department of Civil Engineering, Building 60, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.

11. Monash Water for Liveability, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.

12. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, Engineering Block E, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Victoria, Australia.

Abstract

Humans create vast quantities of wastewater through inefficiencies and poor management of water systems. The wasting of water poses sustainability challenges, depletes energy reserves, and undermines human water security and ecosystem health. Here we review emerging approaches for reusing wastewater and minimizing its generation. These complementary options make the most of scarce freshwater resources, serve the varying water needs of both developed and developing countries, and confer a variety of environmental benefits. Their widespread adoption will require changing how freshwater is sourced, used, managed, and priced.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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