Energy implications of bottled water

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Gleick, P H ^a   Cooley, H S ^a  

^a Pacific Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; PLASTIC BOTTLES; SHIPS; WATER SUPPLY;

ENERGY ESTIMATES; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS; LOCAL SURFACES; LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; TRANSPORTATION COST; WASTE GENERATION;

BOTTLES;

EID: 67650187750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/4/1/014009     Document Type: Article

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