Household greywater use practices in Melbourne, Australia

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 294-301

  Sinclair, M ^a   O'Toole, J ^a   Malawaraarachchi, M ^b   Leder, K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Greywater; Household reuse; Water conservation; Water recycling; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; HOUSING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

GREYWATER; GREYWATER TREATMENT; HOUSEHOLD REUSE; HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; WATER RESTRICTIONS; WATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

TAP WATER;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INSTALLATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BATH; DROUGHT; FLUID INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84878835498     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.022     Document Type: Article

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