A perspective on cost-effectiveness of greenhouse gas reduction solutions in water distribution systems

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Hendrickson, Thomas P ^a   Horvath, Arpad ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon abatement costs; greenhouse gases; leak management; lifecycle assessment; water distribution systems

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD; CARBON ABATEMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDSS); WATER INFRASTRUCTURE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ABATEMENT COST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEAKAGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION TAX;

CALIFORNIA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928096730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/2/024017     Document Type: Review

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