Water and wastewater eco-efficiency indicators for the sugar cane industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 487-495

  Ingaramo, Alejandra ^a   Heluane, Humberto ^a   Colombo, Mauricio ^a   Cesca, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Efficient use of water; Environment; Sugar cane industry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; LIQUID SUGAR; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR INDUSTRY; SUGARS; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CASE STUDIES; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; EFFICIENCY INDICATORS; EFFICIENT USE OF WATER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; LIQUID EFFLUENTS; NEW INDICES; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; PROCESSING INDUSTRIES; SUGAR CANE PLANTS; WATER AND WASTEWATERS; WATER USES;

SUGAR CANE;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 58049096354     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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