Comparative LCA of decentralized wastewater treatment alternatives for non-potable urban reuse

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 464-476

  Opher, Tamar ^a   Friedler, Eran ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Greywater; Life cycle assessment; Resource management; Urban water cycle; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; SEA WATER; WATER; WASTE WATER;

DECENTRALIZATION; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CENTRALIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; DESALINATION; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; CITY; ENVIRONMENT; ISRAEL; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER;

ISRAEL;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84981516980     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.080     Document Type: Article

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