Consequential environmental and economic life cycle assessment of green and gray stormwater infrastructures for combined sewer systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 11189-11198

  Wang, Ranran ^a   Eckelman, Matthew J ^c   Zimmerman, Julie B ^a,b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; COMBINED SEWER SYSTEMS; CONSEQUENTIAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS (LCA); ECONOMIC LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBINED SEWERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; STORM SEWERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

STORMS;

STORM WATER;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SEWER NETWORK; STORMWATER; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; SEWER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; ENVIRONMENT; RAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84885137686     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4026547     Document Type: Article

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