Life cycle assessment of central softening of very hard drinking water

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-89

  Godskesen, B ^a,b   Hauschild, M ^a   Rygaard, M ^a   Zambrano, K ^b   Albrechtsen, H J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Københavns Energi A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central softening; Decision support; Drinking water; Hardness; Life cycle assessment; Pellet reactor

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; NICKEL;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARDNESS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NICKEL; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOFTENING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84859928783     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.030     Document Type: Article

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