[HTML][HTML] A global review of the microbiological quality and potential health risks associated with roof-harvested rainwater tanks

K Hamilton, B Reyneke, M Waso, T Clements… - NPJ Clean …, 2019 - nature.com
A broad body of literature has been published regarding roof-harvested rainwater quality
around the world. In particular, the presence of fecal indicator bacteria and pathogenic …

Water resource synergy management in response to climate change in China: From the perspective of urban metabolism

H Lv, L Yang, J Zhou, X Zhang, W Wu, Y Li… - Resources, conservation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change exacerbates the vulnerability of water resources, and water-energy-carbon
nexus makes water management more complicated. This paper attempts to explore the …

Freshwater availability status across countries for human and ecosystem needs

G Baggio, M Qadir, V Smakhtin - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Water demand is expected to continue rising to support growing population, particularly in
water-stressed countries and regions. Amid competitive water needs for agricultural …

Rainwater harvesting as an alternative water resource in Malaysia: potential, policies and development

KE Lee, M Mokhtar, MM Hanafiah, AA Halim… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Some regions in Malaysia is facing water scarcity problem nowadays despite Malaysia has
high quantity of water resources. The increasing water demand has triggered the initiatives …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of a commercial rainwater harvesting system compared with a municipal water supply system

SR Ghimire, JM Johnston, WW Ingwersen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Building upon previously published life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies, we
conducted an LCA of a commercial rainwater harvesting (RWH) system and compared it to a …

Physicochemical and microbiological quality of rainwater harvested in underground retention tanks

K Mazurkiewicz, J Jeż-Walkowiak… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
A study was made of the physicochemical properties (among others: pH, temperature,
conductivity, hardness, chlorides, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, manganese …

Technical and financial feasibility of rainwater harvesting systems in public buildings in Amazon, Brazil

RNC Cardoso, CJC Blanco, JM Duarte - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Even with a multitude of studies that model and make possible the use of Rainwater
harvesting (RWH) systems in particular and commercial contexts, there is still a gap in …

Disinfection methods for domestic rainwater harvesting systems: A scoping review

S Latif, MA Alim, A Rahman - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The general perception of rainwater is that it is pure, clean, and safe to drink as it is a
product of vapor condensation. However, rainwater easily gets polluted from catchment …

Urbanization impacts on evapotranspiration across various spatio‐temporal scales

A Mazrooei, M Reitz, D Wang… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization has been shown to locally increase the nighttime temperatures creating urban
heat islands, which partly arise due to evapotranspiration (ET) reduction. It is unclear how …

Analysis of rainwater storage and use recommendations: From the perspective of DBPs generation and their risks

Z Chen, X Liao, Y Yang, L Han, Z He, Y Dong… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a vital freshwater resource, rainwater is usually stored in water cellars in arid regions to
solve the daily drinking water problems of the population. However, the status of disinfection …