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Benchmarking greenhouse gas emissions from US wastewater treatment for targeted reduction

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Benchmarking greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment plants is an essential step in developing mitigation strategies. This is now achieved for the USA by modelling over 15,000 facilities using Monte Carlo simulations to obtain a national baseline.

Source: Nature Water

DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00485-w

Authors: Sahar H. El Abbadi, Jianan Feng, Abigayle R. Hodson, Maryam Amouamouha, Margaret M. Busse, Christina Polcuch, Pengxiao Zhou, Jordan Macknick, Jeremy S. Guest, Jennifer R. Stokes-Draut, Jennifer B. Dunn

Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Loyola University Chicago, Pennsylvania State University, Northwestern University, National Laboratory of the Rockies

Language: English

Topic: Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Clean water and sanitation, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $12,690

OpenAlex ID: W4414930717

FWCI: 7.595

Cites: 29

Cited by: 34

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