Drops of energy: Conserving urban water to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 10753-10761

  Zhou, Yuanchun ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a,b   Wang, Haikun ^a   Bi, Jun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; MODERN CIVILIZATION; MUNICIPAL WATER; RECYCLED WATER; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TOTAL WATER SYSTEM; WATER AND ENERGIES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

GROUND WATER; RAIN; SURFACE WATER;

CIVILIZATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; OPTIMIZATION; PRICE DETERMINATION; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; URBAN AREA; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHANGZHOU; CHINA; JIANGSU;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RAIN; RECYCLING; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84885117558     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304816h     Document Type: Article

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