Reliability of on-site greywater treatment systems in Mediterranean and arid environments - A case study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1389-1395

  Alfiya, Y ^a   Gross, A ^b   Sklarz, M ^b   Friedler, E ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Failure tree analysis; Greywater reuse; Mean time between failures; On site treatment; Reliability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH EFFECTS; FAILURE-TREE ANALYSIS; GREYWATER REUSE; MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES; ONSITE TREATMENT; PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HEALTH RISK; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENT; HOME; HUMAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); ON SITE GREYWATER TREATMENT; RELIABILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

FAILURE; FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84875977087     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.687     Document Type: Article

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