Indirect economic impacts in water supplies augmented with desalinated water

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 664-671

  Rygaard, M ^a   Arvin, E ^a   Binning, P J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost; Desalination; Drinking water; Health; Quality

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH; IMAGE QUALITY; OPERATING COSTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; DESALINATED WATER; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; MINERAL CONTENT; URBAN WATER SUPPLY; WATER ADDITIVES; WATER PRODUCTION COST;

POTABLE WATER;

CALCIUM ION; DESALINATED WATER; DETERGENT; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE ION; FRESH WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL HEALTH; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH IMPACT; LITERATURE REVIEW; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DENMARK; DENTAL CARIES; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HOUSEHOLD; URBAN AREA; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN;

EID: 79951738590     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2010.776     Document Type: Article

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