Water loss control using pressure management: Life-cycle energy and air emission effects

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 10771-10780

  Stokes, Jennifer R ^a   Horvath, Arpad ^b   Sturm, Reinhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

^c Water Systems Optimization   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION; DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; ENERGY AND EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; HALIFAX , NOVA SCOTIA; PRESSURE MANAGEMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PRESSURE CONTROL; REPAIR; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INSTALLATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE; RECYCLING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; HALIFAX; NOVA SCOTIA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; NOVA SCOTIA; PHILADELPHIA; PRESSURE; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84885112909     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4006256     Document Type: Article

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