Bioenergy-related water quality issues

Rocio Diaz-Chavez; Andre Elia Neto; Goran Berndes; Daniel G. Neary; Mamadou Fall

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Bioenergy-related water quality issues

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Authors:

Rocio Diaz-Chavez, Andre Elia Neto, Goran Berndes, Daniel G. Neary, Mamadou Fall

Year:

2011

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Freiburg, Germany: Oeko-Institut e.V., Institute for Applied Ecology, International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 43. p. 41-61.

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Abstract

Water quality is a measurement of the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water against certain standards that can be ecological or specifically related to human needs. The production of bioenergy feedstocks and their conversion to solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels for heating, power and transport can drastically affect water quality in aquatic ecosystems, with impacts on biodiversity and human health. Depending on how a bioenergy system is located and managed, it can lead to deterioration or improvements in water quality. This chapter focuses on the impacts of bioenergy production on water quality, and how to measure and reduce these impacts.

Keywords

water quality, bioenergy, biomass, impacts, pollution, mitigation

Citation

Diaz-Chavez, Rocio.; Neto, Andre Elia; Berndes, Goran; Neary, Daniel G.; Fall, Mamadou. 2011. Bioenergy-related water quality issues [Chapter 4]. In: The bioenergy and water nexus: United Nations Environment Programme Report. Freiburg, Germany: Oeko-Institut e.V., Institute for Applied Ecology, International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 43. p. 41-61.