Life cycle assessment of advanced industrial wastewater treatment within an urban environment

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 712-721

  O'Connor, Matthew ^a   Garnier, Gil ^a   Batchelor, Warren ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dissolved air flotation; Industrial ecology; Life cycle inventory (LCI); Pulp and paper; Water recycling; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

AIR; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFLUENTS; FLOTATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; PULP AND PAPER; WATER REUSE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84885478011     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12029     Document Type: Article

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