Effectiveness of domestic rainwater tanks

Water

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-120

  Collins, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WATER; REBATE PROGRAM; TANK SYSTEM; TOWN WATER; WATER SAVING;

ROOFS;

QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RAINWATER; STORAGE TANK; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

EID: 77954466068     PISSN: 03100367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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