Virtual industrial water usage and wastewater generation in the Middle East and North Africa 2011–2015

Simon R. Sakhel1, Sven‐Uwe Geißen2, Alfons Vogelpohl1
1Institut fuer Thermische Verfahrens-und Prozesstechnik, Technische Universitaet Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
2Institut fuer Technischen Umweltschutz, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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