Brenda Vidal
PhD Student position
Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Eng
Lulea University of Technology
Sweden
Biography
Brenda's main research interests are related to sustainable sanitation solutions, with focus on small scale wastewater facilities, source separation systems and nutrients recycling. Her background is in Environmental Sciences in general and Water Resources in particular. During her Master's studies, the focus of her thesis was on sustainable sanitation. She conducted research at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala on blackwater sanitation with urea treatment, in a case study. She carried out the lab work and elaborated a life cycle analysis comparing decentralized blackwater treatment with conventional centralized treatment.
Research Interest
Urban Water Engineering
Publications
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Treatment of Phosphorus and Bacteria in Filters used for On-Site Sanitation in Cold Climate (2016) Herrmann. I, Vidal. B, Hedström. A, Viklander. M Paper presented at : 13th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems & 5th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources-Oriented Sanitation, Athens, 14-16 Sept 2016
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Slutrapport av projekten "Fosforfällor för små avlopp - hur länge fungerar de?" och "Bakterieutsläpp från små avlopp" (2017) Herrmann. I, Vidal. B, Hedström. A
