Life cycle analysis of bottled water

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See also

• World Watch LCA of bottled water
• Article on life cycle of bottled water
• Australian EPA student workshop on life cycle analysis of bottled water
• Freire F, Thore S and Ferrao P. Life cycle activity analysis: logistics and environmental policies for bottled water in Portugal. OR Spectrum. Volume 23, Number 1 / February, 2001
• Gleick P and Cooley H. Energy Implications of Bottled Water. Environ. Res. Lett. 4 (January-March 2009) 014009
• Ferrier C. Bottled Water: Understanding a Social Phenomenon. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment. Volume 30, Issue 2 (March 2001)
• Arnold E and Larson J. Plan B Updates. February 02, 2006. Bottled Water: Pouring Resources Down the Drain.
• Online article: "A World of Reasons to Ditch Bottled Water"

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