title: A performance indicators system for urban wastewater treatment plants.
abstract: A performance assessment system (PAS) is an important instrument to provide a cost-effective and sustainable management of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Despite the fact that many PASs have been developed in recent years, important aspects of WWTP evaluation have not yet been considered. This paper presents the framework and the overall performance indicators of a PAS developed for urban WWTPs.
authors.affiliation: Universidade dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal. squadros@uac.pt
authors.forename: Sílvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quadros
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: João Rosa
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alegre
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D014867:Water