Environmental life cycle assessments for water treatment processes - A South African case study of an urban water cycle

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-84

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Recycling and reuse of water; Urban water systems; Water management

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGES; DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; ENTIRE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILES; IMPROVEMENT ANALYSIS; PROCESS APPROACHES; RECYCLED WATERS; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTEM APPROACHES; URBAN CONTEXTS; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; URBAN WATERS; WATER AND WASTEWATERS; WATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATERWORKS;

WATER RECYCLING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

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

EID: 64549090568     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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