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Life Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Combined Treatment and Constructed Wetland Technology for the Treatment of Hexachlorocyclohexane-Contaminated Drainage Water in Hajek in the Czech Republic

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  • Maria Bałazińska

    (Water Protection Department, Central Mining Institute—National Research Institute, 40166 Katowice, Poland)

  • Paul Bardos

    (r3 Environmental Technology Ltd., Reading RG4 7DH, UK)

  • Grzegorz Gzyl

    (Water Protection Department, Central Mining Institute—National Research Institute, 40166 Katowice, Poland)

  • Vojtech Antos

    (Photon Water Technology s.r.o., 460 01 Liberec, Czech Republic)

  • Anna Skalny

    (Water Protection Department, Central Mining Institute—National Research Institute, 40166 Katowice, Poland)

  • Tomas Lederer

    (Department of Environmental Technology, Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 461 17 Liberec, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The paper presents the results of an LCA analysis of the “Wetland+ ® ” technology compared to conventional wastewater treatment technology. Wastewater contaminated with pesticide production residues from lindane was treated. The analysis is based on data from a full-scale Wetland+ ® installation located in Hajek, the Czech Republic. Conventional wastewater treatment technology was selected as a comparator. For the comparative system, data for the LCA came from design calculations assuming the location of such a system in the same place and function as the Wetland+ ® technology implemented. The LCA analysis was carried out using system boundaries covering the stages of construction and operation of the systems. The results indicate that with the Wetland+ ® technology, a system’s overall environment burdens are >11 times less than that of conventional wastewater treatment technology.

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  • Maria Bałazińska & Paul Bardos & Grzegorz Gzyl & Vojtech Antos & Anna Skalny & Tomas Lederer, 2024. "Life Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Combined Treatment and Constructed Wetland Technology for the Treatment of Hexachlorocyclohexane-Contaminated Drainage Water in Hajek in the Czech Republic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:11:p:4802-:d:1408965
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