Population mobility and urban wastewater dynamics.

Chrystelle N H Atinkpahoun1, Nang Dinh Le2, Steve Pontvianne3

  • 1Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (UMR 7274 CNRS), Université de Lorraine, 1, rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France; Unité de Recherche en Ecotoxicologie et Etude de Qualité/Laboratoire d'Etude et de Recherche en Chimie Appliquée/Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009, Cotonou, Benin.

Summary

Realistic wastewater influent models require accurate population data. Census information reveals daily population fluctuations impacting wastewater flow and pollution, crucial for effective treatment plant strategies.

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