Life cycle cost assessment of a rain water harvesting system for toilet flushing

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-320

  Ghimire, S R ^a   Watkins, D W ^b   Li, K ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Life cycle cost; Rainwater harvesting; Water use

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

COST ASSESSMENT; ENERGY; HARVESTING SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE COST; OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE; OPERATIONS COST; RAINWATER HARVESTING; THE NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV); TOILET FLUSHING; WATER USE;

HARVESTING;

RAIN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLUSHING; INFRASTRUCTURE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PRICE DETERMINATION; PUMPING; RAINWATER; SANITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PUMP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84864918795     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2011.135     Document Type: Article

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