| contributor author | Jennifer Stokes | |
| contributor author | Arpad Horvath | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T21:53:39Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T21:53:39Z | |
| date copyright | March 2011 | |
| date issued | 2011 | |
| identifier other | %28asce%29is%2E1943-555x%2E0000067.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/65622 | |
| description abstract | The exploration of life-cycle energy use and environmental effects from U.S. water infrastructure has been limited in spite of the strong connection between energy and water use. This research presents a methodology for quantifying the life-cycle energy consumption and associated air emissions from water supply, treatment, and distribution. A decision-support tool, the Water-Energy Sustainability Tool (WEST), has been developed to aid such analysis. WEST calculates the environmental effects of material production, including the supply chain, material delivery and transportation, construction and maintenance equipment use, energy production, and sludge disposal. Deterministic and probabilistic results for a California case study utility are provided to show the tool’s capabilities. Results indicate that producing a million liters of water consumes 5.4 GJ and produces 390 kg of | |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| title | Life-Cycle Assessment of Urban Water Provision: Tool and Case Study in California | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 17 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Infrastructure Systems | |
| identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000036 | |
| tree | Journal of Infrastructure Systems:;2011:;Volume ( 017 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |