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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
9. Environmental Sustainability and Economic Viability
Authors : M. Dinesh Kumar, Cecilia Tortajada
Published in: Assessing Wastewater Management in India
Publisher: Springer Singapore
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the factors influencing the economic viability of wastewater treatment plants. The range of physical/environmental and socio-economic factors that determine the cost of treatment per unit volume of wastewater are first discussed. Subsequently, the range of physical and socio-economic factors that determine the economic value of the treated wastewater which includes that accrued from direct economic, environmental and social benefits. The trade-off between economic viability and environmental sustainability of wastewater treatment is also highlighted.