A new case for promoting wastewater reuse in Saudi Arabia: Bringing energy into the water equation

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 184-192

  Kajenthira, Arani ^a,c   Siddiqi, Afreen ^b,c   Anadon, Laura Diaz ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desalination; Energy; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; Water management

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS PLANTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; INVESTMENTS; NATURAL GAS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ENERGY; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; MIDDLE EAST; NEW CASE; NON-RENEWABLE; SAUDI ARABIA; WASTEWATER REUSE; WATER EQUATIONS; WATERS MANAGEMENTS;

DESALINATION;

NATURAL GAS;

CARBON EMISSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GAS PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVESTMENT; NATURAL GAS; POLICY MAKING; PRIORITIZATION; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WASTEWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DESALINATION; ENERGY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; HUMAN; OIL FIELD; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84859485994     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.09.023     Document Type: Article

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