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Limitations of water resources and climatic changes are crises facing many countries in the world. Also, conflicts between some countries over water resources are a new threat facing these countries. The reuse of treated wastewater reduces both water demand and environmental pollution. The treatment and reuse reduce pollution of drinking water resources as a result of discharging untreated wastewater. Thereby reduces the spread of epidemic diseases. Decentralized low-cost, as well as low-energy technologies, are one of the important solutions that draw the attention of decision-makers in many countries (El-Khateeb & El-Gohary, 2003;El-Khateeb, Emam, Darweesh, & Abd El-Sayed, 2019). This chapter aims to discuss some low-cost wastewater treatment techniques that could be used in rural and unserved areas in developing countries. ## The need for decentralized or low-cost treatment processes Over half the world's population occupies rural areas. In the EU, almost 30% of the overall population of the Central and Eastern European countries lives in settlements with less than 2000 inhabitants, while the percentage is less than 20% in the western part. Many other parts of the world display

Author

M.A. El-Khateeb; F.A. El-Gohary; E. Abou Taleb; A.A. Nayl

Publisher

Elsevier

Published

2021

Language

EN