Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions assessment and extended exergy accounting of a horizontal-flow constructed wetland for municipal wastewater treatment: A case study in Chile

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 74; pp. 130 - 139
• Main Authors: Casas Ledón, Yannay, Rivas, Ariel, López, Daniela, Vidal, Gladys
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2017
• Subjects: biochemical oxygen demand; case studies; Chile; Constructed wetland; constructed wetlands; Environmental remediation cost; exergy; Extended exergy accounting; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; greenhouses; Life-cycle greenhouse gas emission; macrophytes; municipal wastewater; organic matter; Phragmites australis; remediation; Resources consumption; Schoenoplectus californicus; subsurface flow; wastewater treatment; Chile; Extended exergy accounting; Life-cycle greenhouse gas emission; Constructed wetland; Resources consumption; Environmental remediation cost

•Extended exergy accounting (EEA) of wastewater treatment using constructed wetland.•Constructed wetlands contribute to reduction of GHG and resources consumption in wastewater sector.•The seasonality favors the removal efficiency and environmental remediation costs. The life-cycle greenhouse gaseou...