22Apr 2017

ASSESSMENT OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CURRENT PRACTICES IN VIENTIANE CAPITAL, LAOS.

  • UNEP-IESD, TONGJI Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Siping Road 1239, Shanghai 200092, P.R.China.
  • Department of Public Works and Transport, Vientiane Capital, Lao P.D.R.
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With rapid urbanization many people are attracted to the cities. Some of them settle on the banks of canals and water bodies. These settlements which often have inadequate infrastructure become source of pollution of water bodies. This study also showed the main problem of waste water in Laos and current situation of waste water management in Laos, focus on decentralized wastewater treatment systems and public canals of Vientiane capital city. Decentralized treatment can improve access to wastewater infrastructure in developing regions and improve energy efficiency in reclamation in many rapidly growing developed regions. The result of the study suggest that the government should early Implementation of the Structural Water Environment Improvement Plan, Prevention of Concrete Covering on Drainage Systems and Conservation of Marshes/Wetlands


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[Minaphone Chanthavilay, Hongtao Wang, Wang Ying and Fengting Li. (2017); ASSESSMENT OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CURRENT PRACTICES IN VIENTIANE CAPITAL, LAOS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 335-345] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Minaphone CHANTHAVILAY
Tongji University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3816      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3816