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A New Integrated Grey Water Footprint Assessment Method

Published:2015-11 Issue: Volume:671 Page:412-418
ISSN:1662-9795
Container-title:Key Engineering Materials
language:
Short-container-title:KEM

Author:

Xu Lu Lu¹,Chen Li Zhu¹,Gong Hugh²,Ding Xue Mei¹

Affiliation:

1. Donghua University

2. University of Manchester

Abstract

Water footprint is a volumetric indicator of freshwater appropriation. The grey water footprint (GWF) provides a tool to assess the water volume needed to assimilate a pollutant. However, evaluating the impact on water environment cannot rely solely on volumetric consumption of freshwater. It demands accurate assessment criteria to reflect its environmental and ecological effects on ambient water resource. In this paper, a new assessment method is proposed: the effluent toxicity and the Potential Eco-toxic Effects Probe (PEEP) index of aquatic environment are taken into consideration. This method provides a comprehensive indicator for evaluating water footprint, specified in effluents’ ecological impact on ambient water sources.

Publisher

Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.

Subject

Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science

Link

https://www.scientific.net/KEM.671.412.pdf

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