Country-level and gridded estimates of wastewater production, collection, treatment and reuse

• Published in: Earth system science data Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 237 - 254
• Main Authors: Jones, Edward R., van Vliet, Michelle T. H., Qadir, Manzoor, Bierkens, Marc F. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 08.02.2021; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Agriculture; Circular economy; Collating; Data; Desalination; Economic development; Economics; Environmental economics; Estimates; GDP; Gross Domestic Product; Hydrologic analysis; Hydrology; Management; Manufacturing; Manufacturing wastes; Pangea; Per capita; Pollution control; Population; Purification; Rain; Regression analysis; Resolution; River ecology; Sewage; Sustainable development; Wastewater management; Wastewater reuse; Wastewater treatment; Water; Water pollution; Water quality; Water resources; Water reuse; Water shortages; Water supply; Water treatment; North America; Latin America

Continually improving and affordable wastewater management provides opportunities for both pollution reduction and clean water supply augmentation, while simultaneously promoting sustainable development and supporting the transition to a circular economy. This study aims to provide the first compreh...