In developed countries, WWTPs will have to be upgraded with a tertiary step. Let's organize a poll: when do you expect a major change and why?

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Gwendolyn Yvonne Alexis

Hi Wim,

I expect a significant change just as soon as the posturing stops and developed nations put self-interested economic behavior aside in order to embrace a concern for the global commons. In other words, when h -- oops, when "wastewater" freezes over.

Gwen

Wim T.M. Audenaert

Albert,

If I understand your answer correctly (it contains some grammatical errors), you are not really convinced about the relevance of this discussion. In fact, I am and a lot of other people too. The discussion is very complex and consequences will be significant. I hope for some more constructive answers.