Pollutants: nitrogen, phosphorus, triclosan, Cryptosporidium, and microplastics
Sources: point (sewage and open defecation)
Main inputs: population with the sewage connections, removal efficiencies, excretion consumption rates of pollutants per capita
Main outputs: inputs of multiple pollutants to rivers by source and sub-basin
Modelling approach
Figure 1: Conceptual framework of the model application to the world (Strokal et al., 2021)
Model outputs (example)
Figure 2: Changes in river pollution between 2010 and 2050 according to an optimistic scenario that assumed the implementation of advanced technologies to treat wastewater and avoid open defecation (%). Strokal et al., (2021)