Quantitative Assessment of Pollution in the Sanitation, Waste Management, and Energy Sectors

This publication introduces systematically how to quantify pollution in urban sanitation, waste management, and energy projects. It provides examples, discusses limitations, and suggests best practices. Controlling pollution, complying with applicable standards, and predicting impacts on people and the environment entail quantitatively estimating pollution at its source. This publication introduces major methods that are widely accepted and suitable for use at the project level where resources, capacity and time are limited.