A methodology for the sustainability assessment of arsenic mitigation technology for drinking water

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 488-489, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 505-511

  Etmannski, T R ^a   Darton, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Stakeholder; Sustainability; Technology assessment; Water; West bengal

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATERS; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; MITIGATION PROJECTS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; WEST BENGAL;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; ARSENIC; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DRINKING WATER; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COST CONTROL; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RURAL AREA; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

ARSENIC; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; WATER; WEST BENGAL;

ARSENIC; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INDIA; RURAL POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84901657834     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.112     Document Type: Article

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