Life cycle assessment: Comparing strategic options for the mains infrastructure - Part I

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 315-319

  Dennison, F J ^a,b   Azapagic, A ^b   Clift, R ^b   Colbourne, J S ^a,b  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Mains infrastructure; Pipe materials; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

CAST IRON PIPE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NODULAR IRON; PLASTIC PIPE; POTABLE WATER; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

WATER PIPELINES;

DRINKING WATER; IRON; POLYETHYLENE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; PIPELINE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032764159     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)80002-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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