Potential for potable water savings by using rainwater in the residential sector of Brazil

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1544-1550

  Ghisi, Enedir ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Potable water savings; Rainwater usage; Water availability indicator

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); RAIN; WATER CONSERVATION;

POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; RAINWATER USAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY INDICATOR;

POTABLE WATER;

AVAILABILITY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); POTABLE WATER; RAIN; WATER CONSERVATION;

DRINKING WATER; RAINWATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33744942921     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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