An integrated approach for environmental assessments: Linking and integrating LCI, environmental fate models and ecological impact assessment using fuzzy expert systems

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-160

  Thiel, Christian ^a   Seppelt, Ralf ^a   Müller Pietralla, Wolfgang ^b   Richter, Otto ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b VOLKSWAGEN AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buffering capacity; Dispersion reaction model; Environmental fate modelling; Environmental impact assessment; Exposure response relationship; Fuzzy Expert System; LCA; LCI; LCIA; Life Cycle Assessment; Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Life Cycle Inventory; Local and regional impacts; Nitrogen oxides; NO(x); Regionalisation; Site dependence; Source receptor relationship

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032962640     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979450     Document Type: Article

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