Comparative life-cycle assessment of ordinary and water-saving taps

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 4585-4593

  Kalbusch, Andreza ^a   Ghisi, Enedir ^b  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Taps; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIXTURES (TOOLING); GLOBAL WARMING; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; PLUMBING; PLUMBING FIXTURES; TAPS; TOXICITY;

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE COST METHODOLOGY; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS;

WATER CONSERVATION;

EID: 84959504253     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.075     Document Type: Article

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