Life cycle assessment and environmental improvement of residential and drinking water supply systems in Hanoi, Vietnam

From: International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Key words: Life cycle assessment, drinking water supply, water supply, bottled water, environment, eco-design, Vietnam

SUMMARY

In many Asian cities the public water supply is characterised by low pressure, frequent interruptions and occasional contamination. Hence, private households have to store water and increase pressure individually to ensure an uninterrupted supply at sufficient pressure and water for drinking has to be boiled or supplied separately in bottles. In this study the present water supply system in Hanoi and a number of modification options were analysed from an ...

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