Environmental assessment of urban water cycle on Mediterranean conditions by LCA approach

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 84-92

  Amores, Maria José ^a   Meneses, Montse ^b   Pasqualino, Jorgelina ^c   Antón, Assumpció ^a,d   Castells, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CATALONIA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH IREC   (Spain)

^d IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desalination; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Potable water; Tertiary treatment; Urban water; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; CURRENT SITUATION; DESALINATION PLANT; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INVENTORY ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOCAL OPERATIONS; OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; RE-CLAIMED WATER; SEWAGE COLLECTION; TERTIARY TREATMENT; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; URBAN WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER ABSTRACTION; WATER SAVING; WATER STRESS;

DESALINATION; DROUGHT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 84873328358     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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