The Portuguese system of certifying and labeling water-efficiency products

This article discusses a water‐efficiency certification and labeling initiative launched in Portugal in 2008 that is helping cut consumption and conserve stressed supplies. The Programa Nacional para o Uso Eficiente da Agua (PNUEA) urges labeling plumbing components in buildings (e.g., flushing syst...

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Published in:Journal - American Water Works Association 2010-02, Vol.102 (2), p.52-56
Main Authors: Armando, Silva‐Afonso, Carla, Pimentel‐Rodrigues
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Associations
Bathrooms
Certification
Cisterns
conservation
Consumer goods industries
Consumers
Consumption
Dehydration
Descriptive labeling
Drainage
Drainage water
Drinking water
Efficiency
Labeling
Laboratories
Plumbing fixtures
Portugal
Product labeling
Rain
Technicians
Toilet facilities
Toilets
Wastewater
Water Conservation
Water consumption
Water quality
Water Saving Devices
Water supply
Water use efficiency
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Bathrooms
Certification
Cisterns
conservation
Consumer goods industries
Consumers
Consumption
Dehydration
Descriptive labeling
Drainage
Drainage water
Drinking water
Efficiency
Labeling
Laboratories
Plumbing fixtures
Portugal
Product labeling
Rain
Technicians
Toilet facilities
Toilets
Wastewater
Water Conservation
Water consumption
Water quality
Water Saving Devices
Water supply
Water use efficiency
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