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In , households and certain industries in urban areas generate million p.e. of waste water every day, which is an amount equivalent to around million bathtubs or million m3.
However, urban waste water needs to be treated before discharge, in order to avoid pollution to the environment. In , urban waste water is treated in plants across the country before it is discharged.
Figure 1
Number of treatment plants by type of treatment
Biological treatment with nitrogen and phosphorus removal
Biological treatment
Primary treatment
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Plants by treatment type
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reuse treated urban waste water?
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Is there a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by the urban waste water treatment sector inFigure 7
Trends in emission of greenhouse gases by the urban waste water treatment sector
Carbon dioxide emissions equivalent
In , emissions of greenhouse gases by the urban waste water treatment sector have by % between and 2019.
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Norway is not part of the European Union, therefore information on compliance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive is not relevant and data on distance to target is not available.