"廃水"から"廃棄物"を取り除き,人間の水安全保障と生態系の持続可能性のために
Stanley B Grant1, Jean-Daniel Saphores, David L Feldman
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, E4130 Engineering Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, USA. sbgrant@uci.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 11, 2012
まとめ
廃棄水の再利用と最小化戦略は,水不足と環境問題に対処しています. これらのソリューションを実装するには,水管理,利用,価格設定の変更が必要です.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 水資源の管理 水資源の管理
- 持続可能性研究 持続可能性研究
背景:
- 人間の活動により,システムの非効率性と水管理の不良により,大量の廃水が生成されます.
- 水の浪費は,持続可能性,エネルギー備蓄,人間の水安全保障,生態系の健康に重大な課題をもたらします.
研究 の 目的:
- 廃水の再利用に関する新興のアプローチをレビューする.
- 排水の発生を最小限に抑えるための戦略を探求する.
- 淡水資源管理におけるこれらの補完的な選択肢の利点を強調する.
主な方法:
- 新興の廃水再利用技術に関する文献レビュー.
- 排水の発生を減らすための方法の分析.
- 提案されたソリューションの環境と社会への影響の評価.
主要な成果:
- 新興のアプローチは,廃水の再利用と最小化のための実行可能な解決策を提供します.
- これらの戦略は,希少な淡水資源の効率的な利用を促進します.
- 廃棄水の再利用と最小化により,さまざまな環境上の利益がもたらされます.
結論:
- 廃棄水の再利用と最小化は,持続可能な水管理に不可欠です.
- 採用するには,淡水の調達,利用,管理,評価の方法におけるパラダイムシフトが必要です.
- これらのアプローチは,先進国と発展途上国の両者の水需要をサポートします.
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