The use of LCA in the water industry and the case for an environmental performance indicator

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-451

  Friedrich, E ^a   Pillay, S ^a   Buckley, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Life cycle assessment; Water treatment processes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

PERFORMANCE INDICATOR; WATER INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LIFE CYCLE; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547119283     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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