Rainwater harvesting in schools in Taiwan: System characteristics and water quality

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1767-1778

  Sung, M ^a   Kan, C C ^b   Wan, M W ^b   Yang, C R ^b   Wang, J C ^b   Yu, K C ^b   Lee, S Z ^b  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chia Nan University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benefit analysis; Rainwater harvesting; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRENT STATUS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL COLIFORMS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; SITE LOCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS; TOILET FLUSHING; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY INDICATORS; WATER RETENTION; WATER SOURCE; WATER USAGE;

HARVESTING; ORGANIC CARBON; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

RAIN; WATER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FECAL COLIFORM; FIELD SURVEY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAINWATER; RETENTION; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FECAL COLIFORM; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RAINWATER HARVESTING; SANITATION; SCHOOL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RETENTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD;

TAIWAN;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; RAIN; SCHOOLS; TAIWAN; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77953440781     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.107     Document Type: Article

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