2022 Participants
Carmen Monac
The greenhouse gas emission from the treatment of water has recently become a popular topic in research. There are multiple studies on its effects and causes, however, there is no structured analysis to integrate all the causes and effects. My project has been focused on implementing SFDs in this domain to tackle this problem. Through SFDs I propose a clear way to visualize the impact of water treatment on the environment and raise awareness.
My project is structured in two steps: researching previous studies while gathering data, and creating the SFDs on a picked scenario in order to generalize. The careful analysis of previous research is crucial in providing realistic and meaningful diagrams.
The information included in the diagrams, while complete, proves the link between each phase of the water treatment process of faecal matter and its respective emissions.
Funding source: Newcastle University
Project supervisor: Professor Thomas Curtis