Multi-criteria analysis towards the new end use of recycled water for household laundry: A case study in Sydney

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 438, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-65

  Chen, Z ^a   Ngo, H H ^a   Guo, W S ^a   Listowski, A ^b   O'Halloran, K ^c   Thompson, M ^d   Muthukaruppan, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney Olympic Park Authority   (Australia)

^c Allconnex Water   (Australia)

^d Port Macquarie Hastings Council   (Australia)

^e City West Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Household laundry; Multi criteria analysis; Recycled water; RHDA; Washing machine

Indexed keywords

END-USES; ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY; ENRICHMENT EVALUATION; FIELD TRIAL; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INITIAL COSTS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; PREFERENCE RANKING; PROMETHEE; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RANK ORDER; RECYCLED WATER; RECYCLED-WATER TREATMENT; RHDA; SUSTAINABLE WATER; SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA; WATER SAVING;

CLEANING; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COST ENGINEERING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MICROFILTRATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RESEARCH; WASHERS; WASHING MACHINES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER RECYCLING;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; TRADE-OFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENGINEERING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; LAUNDRY; MACHINE; MICROFILTRATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHARCOAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FILTRATION; FRESH WATER; LAUNDERING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEW SOUTH WALES; OSMOSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84865819455     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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