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. 2020 Dec 14;10(12):421. doi: 10.3390/membranes10120421

Table 4.

Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCIA) results.

Wastewater Treatment Unit AP
kg SO2-eq∙FU−1
EP
kg PO4-eq∙FU−1
GWP
kg CO2-eq∙FU−1
ODP
kg CFC-11-eq∙FU−1
POCP
kg C2H4-eq∙FU−1
Membrane Bioreactor 1.98 × 10−3 8.60 × 10−4 4.96 × 10−1 3.13 × 10−8 1.50 × 10−4
Convention Activated Sludge 1.15 × 10−2 4.77 × 10−3 2.68 1.70 × 10−7 8.40 × 10−4

AP: Acidification Potential, EP: Eutrophication Potential, GWP: Global Warming Potential, ODP: Ozone Depletion Potential, POCP: Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential.