Wastewater reclamation and reuse in China：Opportunities and challenges

• Published in: Journal of environmental sciences (China) Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 86 - 96
• Main Authors: Lyu, Sidan, Chen, Weiping, Zhang, Weiling, Fan, Yupeng, Jiao, Wentao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 2016
• Subjects: China; Cities; guidelines; Integrated water resource management; Policy; Public acceptance; Recycling - legislation & jurisprudence; Recycling - methods; Social Control, Formal; stakeholders; Urbanization; Waste Water; wastewater; Wastewater reuse; Water Purification - legislation & jurisprudence; Water Purification - methods; Water Quality; Water Resources; water reuse; water shortages; water stress; 中国; 再生水利用; 回用技术; 城市污水回用; 废水回用; 废水排放量; 水资源短缺; 污水再生; China, People's Rep; China; Policy; Urbanization; Public acceptance; Wastewater reuse; Integrated water resource management

The growing water stress both in terms of water scarcity and quality deterioration promotes the development of reclaimed water as a new water resource use. This paper reviewed wastewater reuse practices in China, and the opportunities and challenges of expanding reclaimed water use were analyzed. Ra...