Scenario Setting in Life Cycle Assessments for Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Review

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 23
• Main Authors: Lin, Changkun, Sun, Fengbin, Gao, Jingsi, Wu, Jian, Guo, Fei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anti-inflammatory agents; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Climate change; Comparative analysis; Data analysis; decision making; Earth and Environmental Science; Emissions; Environment; Environmental impact; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Enzymes; Industrial Pollution Prevention; industry; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle assessment; Life cycles; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; motivation; Pollution; Regional development; Researchers; Review; Social impact; Topical Collection on Biology and Pollution; Urine; Waste Water Technology; Wastewater management; Wastewater treatment; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Life cycle assessment; Scenario setting; Environmental impact assessment; Wastewater treatment

Purpose of Review This review aims to explore the application of scenario setting in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies related to wastewater treatment. Given the variability in LCA results based on different scenario settings, this paper seeks to categorize these settings, assess their impact, and...