Conserving water in and applying solar power to haemodialysis: 'Green Dialysis' through wiser resource utilization: Original Article

Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-453

  Agar, John W M ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Green dialysis; Haemodialysis; Reject water; Resource conservation; Reverse osmosis; Solar power

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME DIALYSIS; HOSPITAL WASTE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR ENERGY; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RENAL DIALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; VICTORIA; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77952917471     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01255.x     Document Type: Article

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