Evaluating the energy consumed for water use in the United States

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Sanders, Kelly T ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial; Energy; Energy water nexus; Industrial; Residential; Water

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMERCIAL; ENERGY; ENERGY WATER NEXUS; INDUSTRIAL; RESIDENTIAL;

HOUSING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; POWER PLANT; WATER USE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867071191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034034     Document Type: Article

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