Rainwater harvesting in the United States: A survey of common system practices

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-173

  Thomas, Russell B ^a,c   Kirisits, Mary Jo ^a   Lye, Dennis J ^b   Kinney, Kerry A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catchment; Cistern storage tanks; Drinking water; Harvesting; Rainwater; Survey

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; HARVESTING; MATERIALS TESTING; MOTIVATION; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; ROOFS; RUNOFF; SURVEYING; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; RAINWATER; RAINWATER HARVESTING; ROOFING MATERIALS; STORAGE TANK; TREATMENT METHODS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; WATER QUALITY TESTING;

SURVEYS;

HERPES ZOSTER;

EID: 84901639187     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.073     Document Type: Article

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