The Water Impact Index: A simplified single-indicator approach for water footprinting

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1336-1344

  Bayart, Jean Baptiste ^a   Worbe, Sébastien ^a   Grimaud, Julien ^b   Aoustin, Emanuelle ^a  

^a Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

^b Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux   (France)

Author keywords

Life cycle impact assessment; Water footprint; Water quality; Water scarcity; Water use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); ITALY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER IMPACT INDEX; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84902550513     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0732-3     Document Type: Article

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