Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis
Given the problem of water scarcity and the importance of this resource for the sustainability of the planet, wastewater treatment and its costs have become a key issue for proper water management. Using bibliometric analysis of publications in the Web of Science database, this study presents an ove...
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| author | Gallego Valero, Leticia Moral Parajes, Encarnación Román Sánchez, Isabel María |
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| description | Given the problem of water scarcity and the importance of this resource for the sustainability of the planet, wastewater treatment and its costs have become a key issue for proper water management. Using bibliometric analysis of publications in the Web of Science database, this study presents an overview of the research on wastewater treatment costs in the period 1950–2020. The worldwide search returned 22,788 articles for wastewater treatment costs, which compares poorly to the results for research on wastewater treatment, accounting for only 12.34% of the total output on wastewater treatment. The findings of this study reveal the leading countries in this field of research (China, USA, India, Spain and the UK), with the articles being published in a wide range of high impact journals. Similarly, there are very few results on UV and chlorination costs, despite the importance of these two treatments for wastewater disinfection and reuse. This study is aimed at researchers in this field, helping them to identify recent trends, and at the main institutions in the scientific community working on this subject. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-106192023-04-12T19:07:27Z Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis Gallego Valero, Leticia Moral Parajes, Encarnación Román Sánchez, Isabel María cost database treatment wastewater water Web of Science Given the problem of water scarcity and the importance of this resource for the sustainability of the planet, wastewater treatment and its costs have become a key issue for proper water management. Using bibliometric analysis of publications in the Web of Science database, this study presents an overview of the research on wastewater treatment costs in the period 1950–2020. The worldwide search returned 22,788 articles for wastewater treatment costs, which compares poorly to the results for research on wastewater treatment, accounting for only 12.34% of the total output on wastewater treatment. The findings of this study reveal the leading countries in this field of research (China, USA, India, Spain and the UK), with the articles being published in a wide range of high impact journals. Similarly, there are very few results on UV and chlorination costs, despite the importance of these two treatments for wastewater disinfection and reuse. This study is aimed at researchers in this field, helping them to identify recent trends, and at the main institutions in the scientific community working on this subject. 2021-05-03T08:40:34Z 2021-05-03T08:40:34Z 2021-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2071-1050 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/10619 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095066 en https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/5066 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | cost database treatment wastewater water Web of Science Gallego Valero, Leticia Moral Parajes, Encarnación Román Sánchez, Isabel María Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis |
| title | Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full | Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_short | Wastewater Treatment Costs: A Research Overview through Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_sort | wastewater treatment costs: a research overview through bibliometric analysis |
| topic | cost database treatment wastewater water Web of Science |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/10619 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095066 |
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