The Relative Mass-Energy-Economic (RMEE) method for system boundary selection. Part 1: A means to systematically and quantitatively select LCA boundaries

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-46

  Raynolds, Marlo ^a   Fraser, Roydon ^b   Checkel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative assertions; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Relative mass energy economic (RMEE); RMEE; System boundary selection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033972265     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02978559     Document Type: Review

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