ELA - A framework for life-cycle impact assessment developed by the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. Part B - Basic functionality of ELA explained with an example: Impact assessment of alcohol sulphates based on oleochemical and petrochemical sources

Chemosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2603-2618

  Lepper, P ^a   Keller, D ^a   Herrchen, M ^a   Wahnschaffe, U ^b   Mangelsdorf, I ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OZONE; SULFATE;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 0030780801     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00333-0     Document Type: Article

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