Regional water implications of reducing oil imports with liquid transportation fuel alternatives in the United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 11976-11984

  Jordaan, Sarah M ^a,b,c   Diaz Anadon, Laura ^a   Mielke, Erik ^a   Schrag, Daniel P ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; FEDERAL POLICIES; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALE; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER WITHDRAWAL;

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; DROUGHT; ENERGY SECURITY; GREENHOUSE GASES; REGIONAL PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

LIQUIDS;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; COAL; FUEL; NATURAL GAS; WATER; PETROLEUM;

CELLULOSE; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; FEDERAL SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MARKETING; PETROLEUM; POLICY MAKING; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887952002     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404130v     Document Type: Article

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