Samara Luiza Alves Geraldo, Afonso Eris Ferreira de Andrade, Édson Aparecido Abdul Nour, Luana Mattos de Oliveira Cruz
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Abstract
Understanding the factors influencing the adoption of wastewater treatment technologies is crucial for achieving cost-effective operations, efficient organic matter removal, and compliance with regulatory standards. However, the decision-making process has become increasingly complex due to the wide range of available technologies. In this context, this study aimed to identify the socioeconomic factors that influence the adoption of Nereda® technology in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Data on the number of Nereda® WWTPs worldwide were collected alongside information on discharge parameters and indicators related to economic development, innovation, research and development, sanitation, environmental conditions, population, land use, and social factors. This information was analysed using Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) and Pearson's Correlation Test. The results revealed that countries with higher GDP per capita and greater integration into global trade are more likely to adopt Nereda® technology, with economic and political cooperation facilitating innovation in wastewater treatment solutions. Additionally, the implementation of national and international databases can support decision-making for policymakers and plant managers.
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Water Research, along with its open access companion journal Water Research X, serves as a platform for publishing original research papers covering various aspects of the science and technology related to the anthropogenic water cycle, water quality, and its management worldwide. The audience targeted by the journal comprises biologists, chemical engineers, chemists, civil engineers, environmental engineers, limnologists, and microbiologists. The scope of the journal include:
•Treatment processes for water and wastewaters (municipal, agricultural, industrial, and on-site treatment), including resource recovery and residuals management;
•Urban hydrology including sewer systems, stormwater management, and green infrastructure;
•Drinking water treatment and distribution;
•Potable and non-potable water reuse;
•Sanitation, public health, and risk assessment;
•Anaerobic digestion, solid and hazardous waste management, including source characterization and the effects and control of leachates and gaseous emissions;
•Contaminants (chemical, microbial, anthropogenic particles such as nanoparticles or microplastics) and related water quality sensing, monitoring, fate, and assessment;
•Anthropogenic impacts on inland, tidal, coastal and urban waters, focusing on surface and ground waters, and point and non-point sources of pollution;
•Environmental restoration, linked to surface water, groundwater and groundwater remediation;
•Analysis of the interfaces between sediments and water, and between water and atmosphere, focusing specifically on anthropogenic impacts;
•Mathematical modelling, systems analysis, machine learning, and beneficial use of big data related to the anthropogenic water cycle;
•Socio-economic, policy, and regulations studies.
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