Treated municipal wastewater

Treated wastewater (primary, secondary and tertiary) annually produced by municipal wastewater treatment facilities in the country. Primary treatment processes can include: sedimentation tank, septic tank, skimming, chemical enhanced primary treatment. Secondary treatment makes use of natural bio-chemical processes to treat wastewater and can include: waste stabilization pond, constructed wetlands, overland treatment, nutrient film techniques, soil aquifer treatment, high-rate algal pond, floating aquatic macrophyte systems. Tertiary treatment process can include: membrane filtration (micro-; nano-; ultra- and reverse osmosis), infiltration / percolation, activated carbon, disinfection (chlorination, ozone, UV)

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Maintainer UNEP SDG Unit
Last Updated February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Created February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Language en
category Water Quality
data_type statistical
indicator_id 430
indicator_name Treated municipal wastewater
spatial_coverage global
unit Billion m3 per annum