Modeling for sustainability: Life cycle assessment application to evaluate environmental performance of water recycling solutions at the dwelling level

S Zanni, SS Cipolla, E di Fusco, A Lenci… - Sustainable Production …, 2019 - Elsevier
The reduction in drinking water consumption, also through the reuse and recycling of
unconventional sources of water, has been identified as one of the goals of the sustainable …

Environmental Impacts of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban Areas Applying Life Cycle Assessment—LCA

MP Silva, J González, BBF da Costa, C Garrido… - Eng, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change poses a series of challenges to water management to satisfy society's
current and future needs. Considering water an essential resource for life, this research is …

Environmental analysis of a domestic rainwater harvesting system: A case study in France

C Vialle, G Busset, L Tanfin… - Resources …, 2015 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment methodology along with water footprint analysis was used to assess
the environmental impacts of a domestic rainwater harvesting system (RWH) in France …

Modular life cycle assessment approach: Environmental impact of rainwater harvesting systems in urban water systems

A Teston, E Ghisi, ICM Vaz, TP Scolaro… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The environmental assessment of urban water systems through life cycle analysis can be
facilitated by using a modular approach. This study aimed to use such an approach to …

Modelling for economic cost and environmental analysis of rainwater harvesting systems

T Morales-Pinzón, J Rieradevall, CM Gasol… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
As a result of the integration of different methodological tools (life cycle assessment and
dynamics simulation) and studies to evaluate the economic cost and the potential …

Rainwater harvesting systems reduce detergent use

MV Vargas-Parra, MR Rovira-Val, X Gabarrell… - … International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Due to population growth, urban water demand is expected to increase
significantly, as well as the environmental and economic costs required to supply it …

Analysing the financial efficiency of use of water and energy saving systems in single-family homes

A Stec, S Kordana, D Słyś - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasing demand for water and energy sources, accompanied by continued increases in
the prices of these sources, has been observed worldwide. This has resulted in the need to …

Opportunities for water reuse implementation in metropolitan areas in a complex approach with an LCA analysis, taking Warsaw, Poland as an example

K Szalkowska, M Zubrowska-Sudol - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water shortages are currently becoming a more global than local issue. This paper aims to
demonstrate a complex, universal urban water reuse system, allowing for a reduction of …

Life cycle assessment of water reuse systems in an industrial park

L Tong, X Liu, X Liu, Z Yuan, Q Zhang - Journal of environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The rapid development of industrial parks in China has resulted in large resource
consumption and pollutant emissions, especially freshwater use and wastewater discharge …

Environmental assessment of urban wastewater reuse: Treatment alternatives and applications

M Meneses, JC Pasqualino, F Castells - Chemosphere, 2010 - Elsevier
The main function of a Wastewater Treatment Plant is to minimize the environmental impact
of discharging untreated water into natural water systems. Also a Wastewater Treatment …