7. Glossary

Water Plan

To address the major challenges of water conservation, availability, and resource quality, France has adopted a plan for resilient and coordinated water management.

Biopolymer; biopolymer

A term used to refer to polymers derived from biomass and thus produced by living organisms such as plants, algae, animals, or fungi.

Multi-barrier

A combination of treatment steps and usage guidelines that allows for circumvention of the quality requirements at the outlet of a water treatment plant.