Determinants of environmental assessment of Polish individual wastewater treatment plants in a life cycle perspective

• Autorzy: Burchart-Korol Dorota , Zawartka Paweł

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/aep.2019.128640

Warianty tytułu

PL

Determinanty oceny środowiskowej krajowych indywidualnych oczyszczalni ścieków uwzględniając perspektywę cyklu życia

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents results of an input-output data inventory and life cycle assessment (LCA) for individual wastewater treatment plants (IWWTPs), considering their whole life cycle, including the stage of construction, use and end-of-life. IWWTPs located in the area of a medium-sized town in Poland, were assessed from a systemic perspective. The research was conducted basing on actual data concerning performance of 304 individual wastewater treatment plants in Żory. Environmental assessment was conducted with ReCiPe and TRACI methods. Greenhouse gases (GHG) emission, eutrophication, fossil fuel and metal depletion were calculated. The LCA was conducted basing on ISO 14040 standard with SimaPro 8 software and Ecoinvent 3 database. The system boundary ranged from cradle to grave. It was shown that, at the construction stage, GHG emission depends on the amount of used cement, polyethylene, concrete, PVC and polypropylene. At the use stage, the GHG emission is determined by the sewage treatment technology and application of a bio-reactor in IWWTPs. At the construction stage, the fossil fuel depletion is determined by the amount of used polyethylene, PVC, cement, polypropylene and concrete; while the metal depletion is determined by the amount of used stainless steel, copper and cast iron. Data inventory and LCA of IWWTPs are presented for the fi rst time. Conclusions of the work may support decisions taken by local governments concerning wastewater management in their area and promote and support solutions of high ecological standards.

PL

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki inwentaryzacji danych oraz środowiskowej oceny cyklu życia (LCA) indywidualnych oczyszczalni ścieków (IWWTP), z uwzględnieniem całego ich cyklu życia, w tym etapu budowy, użytkowania i wycofania z eksploatacji. IWWTP zlokalizowane na terenie średniej wielkości miasta w Polsce, zostały ocenione z perspektywy cyklu życia. Wykazano, że na etapie budowy IWWTP emisja gazów cieplarnianych jest zależna od ilości użytego cementu, polietylenu, betonu, PCV i polipropylenu. Na etapie budowy zużycie paliw kopalnych zależy od ilości zużytego polietylenu, PCV, cementu, polipropylenu i betonu; natomiast zużycie metali zależy od ilości użytej stali nierdzewnej, miedzi i żeliwa. Na etapie użytkowania determinantami emisji gazów cieplarnianych są technologia oczyszczania ścieków i zastosowanie bioreaktora w IWWTP. Dane inwentaryzacyjne i analiza cyklu życia IWWTP są prezentowane po raz pierwszy w literaturze. Wnioski z pracy mogą służyć do podejmowania decyzji przez samorządy dotyczących gospodarki wodno-ściekowej na ich terenie oraz promowania i wspierania rozwiązań proekologicznych.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

life cycle assessment; individual wastewater treatment plants; life cycle inventory; environmental impact categories; cradle to grave

PL

szacowanie cyklu życia; indywidualne oczyszczalnie ścieków; inwentaryzacja cyklu życia; oddziaływanie na środowisko

• Wydawca: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Environmental Protection
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 45, no. 3
• Strony: 44--54
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Burchart-Korol Dorota

• Silesian University of Technology, Poland

autor

Zawartka Paweł

• Central Mining Institute, Poland

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