Scientific Results

ID:
publications-3905

Type:
article

Year:
2012

Authors:
Grant, Stanley B. and Grant, Stanley B. and Saphores, Jean-Daniel and Saphores, Jean-Daniel and Feldman, David L. and Feldman, David L. and Hamilton, Andrew J. and Hamilton, Andrew J. and Hamilton, Andrew J. and Fletcher, Tim D. and Fletcher, Tim D. and Cook, Perran L. M. and Cook, Perran L. M. and Stewardson, Michael J. and Stewardson, Michael J. and Sanders, Brett F. and Sanders, Brett F. and Levin, Lisa A. and Levin, Lisa A. and Ambrose, Richard F. and Ambrose, Richard F. and DeletiΔ‡, Ana and Deletic, Ana and Brown, Rebekah Ruth and Brown, Rebekah Ruth and Jiang, Sunny C. and Jiang, Sunny C. and Rosso, Diego and Rosso, Diego and Cooper, William J. and Cooper, William J. and MaruΕ΅iΔ_x008d_, Ivan and Marusic, Ivan

Title:
Taking the β€_x009c_Wasteβ€_x009d_ Out of β€_x009c_Wastewaterβ€_x009d_ for Human Water Security and Ecosystem Sustainability

Venue/Journal:
Science

DOI:
10.1126/science.1216852

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Abstract:
Humans create vast quantities of wastewater through inefficiencies and poor management of water systems. The wasting of water poses sustainability challenges, depletes energy reserves, and undermines human water security and ecosystem health. Here we review emerging approaches for reusing wastewater and minimizing its generation. These complementary options make the most of scarce freshwater resources, serve the varying water needs of both developed and developing countries, and confer a variety of environmental benefits. Their widespread adoption will require changing how freshwater is sourced, used, managed, and priced.

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