Incorporating environmental impact in decision making for municipal drinking water distribution systems through eco-efficiency analysis

Restoring Our Natural Habitat - Proceedings of the 2007 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ghimire, Santosh R ^a   Barkdoll, Brian D ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POTABLE WATER; VANADIUM STEEL; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; DECISION MAKERS; ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; FOSSIL FUEL BURNING; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MUNICIPAL WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 85088340936     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40927(243)467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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