Financial and environmental modelling of water hardness - Implications for utilising harvested rainwater in washing machines

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 470-471, Issue , 2014, Pages 1257-1271

  Morales Pinzón, Tito ^a,b   Lurueña, Rodrigo ^c   Gabarrell, Xavier ^b,d   Gasol, Carles M ^d   Rieradevall, Joan ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Financial feasibility; LCA; Rainwater harvesting; Washing machine; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GLOBAL WARMING; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASHERS; WASHING MACHINES; WATER HARDNESS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING; FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LCA; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; WATER STORAGE CAPACITY;

RAIN;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; RAIN; TAP WATER;

HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RAINWATER; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHNIC GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL DEVICE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; SPANISH; STORAGE TANK; TANK; URBAN AREA; WASHING MACHINE; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SPAIN;

FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY; LCA; RAINWATER HARVESTING; WASHING MACHINE; WATER HARDNESS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; LAUNDERING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RAIN; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84888042072     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.101     Document Type: Article

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