Domestic water uses: Characterization of daily cycles in the north region of Portugal

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 458-460, Issue , 2013, Pages 444-450

  Matos, Cristina ^a   Teixeira, Carlos A ^b   Duarte, A A L S ^c   Bentes, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Daily cycle; Domestic device monitoring; Indoor water use; Per capita consumption

Indexed keywords

DAILY CYCLE; MONITORING PROGRAMS; PERCAPITA CONSUMPTION; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

HOUSING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

WATER SUPPLY;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIURNAL VARIATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUID INTAKE; HYDROGRAPHY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER USE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER RESOURCES;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84878399060     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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