Carbon footprint of water conveyance versus desalination as alternatives to expand water supply

Desalination

Volumn 280, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 33-43

  Shrestha, Eleeja ^a   Ahmad, Sajjad ^a   Johnson, Walter ^a   Shrestha, Pramen ^a   Batista, Jacimaria R ^a  

^a University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Energy consumption; Reverse osmosis; Seawater desalination; Water conveyance

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COASTAL CITIES; COLORADO RIVER; DESALINATION PLANT; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; LAS VEGAS; ME-XICO; PACIFIC OCEAN; POTENTIAL WATER SUPPLY; REMOTE LOCATION; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; UNIT COST; WATER CONVEYANCE; WATER NEEDS; WATER SYSTEM;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; ENERGY USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

LAS VEGAS VALLEY; NEVADA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053328765     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.06.062     Document Type: Article

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