The role of water in manufacturing

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 411-432

  Dupont, Diane P ^a   Renzetti, Steven ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost function; Demand; Manufacturing; Recirculation; Water

Indexed keywords

COOLING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STEAM;

PLANT-LEVEL WATER;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

INTAKE (WATER); MANUFACTURE; RECIRCULATION; WATER;

MANUFACTURING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0035031585     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011117319932     Document Type: Article

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