Water scarcity and the need for ecological sustainability have led to the introduction of treated waste water as an additional water resource in the national water resource management plans of Mediterranean countries. Summarizing the results generated within the European Union-funded project INNOVA-MED, this volume highlights the following topics: Application of innovative technologies and practices for waste water treatment and reuse adapted to the Mediterranean regionConstraints on the application of advanced treatments and reuse of reclaimed water and sludgeProblems and requirements of sustainable water management in the Mediterranean areaThe book includes several examples of Mediterranean countries, such as Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine and Spain, and presents their practical experiences in the application of innovative processes and practices for waste water treatment and reuse.
Author(s): Sixto Malato, Isabel Oller (auth.), Damià Barceló, Mira Petrovic (eds.)
Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 14
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 327
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Technologies for Advanced Wastewater Treatment in the Mediterranean Region....Pages 1-28
Innovative Wastewater Treatments and Reuse Technologies Adapted to Southern Mediterranean Countries....Pages 29-41
Overview of New Practices in the Reclaimed Water Reuses in the Mediterranean Countries....Pages 43-62
Treatment and Reuse of Sludge....Pages 63-92
Constraints of Application of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Mediterranean Partner Countries....Pages 93-124
Life Cycle Analysis in Wastewater: A Sustainability Perspective....Pages 125-154
Overview of Wastewater Management Practices in the Mediterranean Region....Pages 155-181
Reuse of Wastewater in Mediterranean Region, Egyptian Experience....Pages 183-213
Evaluation of the Three Decades of Treated Wastewater Reuse in Tunisia....Pages 215-227
Wastewater Management Overview in the Occupied Palestinian Territory....Pages 229-248
Wastewater Reuse in the Mediterranean Area of Catalonia, Spain: Case Study of Reuse of Tertiary Effluent from a Wastewater Treatment Plant at el Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona)....Pages 249-294
Problems and Needs of Sustainable Water Management in the Mediterranean Area: Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 295-305
Back Matter....Pages 307-311
