Country-level and gridded estimates of wastewater production, collection, treatment and reuse
8 February 2021
Continually improving and affordable wastewater management provides opportunities for both pollution reduction and clean water supply augmentation. This study provides a global outlook on the state of domestic and industrial wastewater production, collection, treatment and reuse. The results can serve as a baseline in evaluating progress towards policy goals (e.g. Sustainable Development Goals) and as input data in large-scale water resource assessments (e.g. water quality modelling).
The press release by the Utrecht University can be found at: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/half-of-global-wastewater-treated-rates-in-developing-countries-still-lagging
Country-level and gridded estimates of wastewater production, collection, treatment and reuse
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 237–254, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-237-2021, 2021
Contact: Edward R. Jones (e.r.jones@uu.nl)