Glossary
Economic aspects of sewage sludge management

ACA (–-benefit analysis); Cost- -benefit analysis (CBA)

A method that compares, in euros, all the costs and benefits of an option over its entire life cycle.

CBA (cost-–-benefit analysis)

Operational synonym for CBA.

CEA (cost-effectiveness analysis); Cost-–-effectiveness analysis (CEA)

Compares the cost per unit of effect (kg of phosphorus recovered, metric tons of CO₂e avoided, DALYs avoided, etc.).

ACU (cost-utility analysis)

A sophisticated variant of CBA/ACA using synthetic health indicators.

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

Assesses impacts and costs from cradle to grave.

ADEME (Agency for Ecological Transition)

A French public agency that supports research and provides funding (cited in the bibliography).

AMR (antimicrobial resistance)

A One Health public health issue related, among other things,...