Environmental comparison metrics for life cycle impact assessment and process design

Environmental Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-91

  Pennington, David W ^a,c   Norris, Gregory ^b   Hoagland, Theresa ^a   Bare, Jane C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Sylvatica   (United States)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ACIDIFICATION; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (LCIA); NUTRIFICATION; TOXICOLOGY;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034195237     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670190206     Document Type: Article

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