Carbon footprint analysis for increasing water supply and sanitation in South Africa: a case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

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

^a School of Civil Engineering Surveying and Construction   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Potable water supply; Sanitation; Scenario analysis; Urban water systems; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); POTABLE WATER; RECYCLING; REUSABILITY; SANITATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BOTTLED WATER; CASE STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POTABLE WATER SUPPLY; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; URBAN WATERS;

WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 50849128811     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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