Uncertainty analysis in life cycle inventory. Application to the production of electricity with French coal power plants

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-108

  Maurice, B ^a   Frischknecht, R ^b   Coelho Schwirtz, V ^a   Hungerbuhler K ^c  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b ESU Services   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUNCTIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0033882503     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(99)00324-8     Document Type: Article

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