| Title | Strategic routes for wastewater treatment plant upgrades to reduce micropollutants in European surface water bodies |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 8530 |
| Authors | Abily, M; Acuña, V; Corominas, L; Rodríguez-Roda, I; Gernjak, W |
| Title | Strategic routes for wastewater treatment plant upgrades to reduce micropollutants in European surface water bodies |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | The European Union is determined to address the problem of contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) occurrence in natural water bodies. However, if a broad range of possible advanced treatment technological solutions exists as well as a variety of possible future conditions, then emission and consequently strategies for wastewater treatment plan (WWTP) upgrade and operation are not easy to anticipate. Here, a strategic foresight exercise was carried out to support decision-making matching anticipated future conditions toward the goal of finding suitable treatment upgrades to control CECs release in the environment. As a result, a roadmap and strategic routes were developed based on the interpretation of drivers for the EU region in the context of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) global change narratives. Screening and ranking of WWTP tertiary and advanced treatment technology upgrades were performed. Analysis of the resulting envisioned strategic routes allowed identifying and confronting core challenges such as the CEC removal agenda, technologies' performance, requirements for CEC removal and water scarcity. The results also underline opportunities to shape WWTP technological upgrade planning such as: enhancing circular economy solutions in WWTP, water reclamation, and accelerated increase of the technology readiness level of hybrid and nature-based solutions. |
| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137867 |
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