Affiliation:
1. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Department of Sustainable Technologies Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences Kamýcká 129 165 00 Prague – Suchdol Czech Republic
2. University of Ibadan Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Technology Ibadan Nigeria
3. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Department of Statistics Faculty of Economics and Management Kamýcká 129 165 00 Prague – Suchdol Czech Republic
Abstract
AbstractThis article is the result of a systematic review of published life cycle assessment (LCA) studies on water and wastewater treatment in Africa. After applying the search and selection criteria, 32 observations for energy use were included and 20 for the global warming potential (GWP) and the eutrophication potential (EP). The dependent variables were categorized by technical, method, and typology factors. The meta‐regression model aligned with the descriptive statistics on the variation of the dependent variables due to water source but not location. Regarding energy use, GWP, and EP, the water source and the study location had the most significant influence in contrast to the life cycle impact assessment method. There is a need for more such LCA studies in Central and Western parts of Africa.
Funder
Fakultu Agrobiologie, Potravinových a Prírodních Zdrojů, Česká Zemědělská Univerzita v Praze
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry