Water quality assessment of bioenergy production
Journal article, 2011
Water quality is a measurement of the biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of water against certain standards set to ensure ecological and/or human health. Biomass production and conversion to fuels and electricity can impact water quality in lakes, rivers, and aquifers with consequences for aquatic ecosystem health and also human water uses. Depending on how the bioenergy system is located and managed, it can lead to both water quality deterioration and to improvements. This review focuses on the effects of bioenergy on water quality, on ways to quantify these effects, and on options for reducing negative impacts.
water quality
agriculture
cyanobacterial blooms
baltic sea
systems
indicators
bioenergy
land
sweden
developing-countries
Author
R. Diaz-Chavez
Imperial College London
Göran Berndes
Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Physical Resource Theory
D. Neary
Rocky Mountain Research Station
A. E. Neto
CTC - Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira
M. Fall
Energy
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
1932-104X (ISSN) 1932-1031 (eISSN)
Vol. 5 4 445-463Subject Categories
Industrial Biotechnology
DOI
10.1002/bbb.319