Life-cycle methods for comparing primary and rechargeable batteries

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2299-2304

  Lankey, Rebecca L ^a   Mcmichael, Francis C ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRIMARY BATTERIES; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAMS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; CADMIUM; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MODEL; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034214242     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es990526n     Document Type: Article

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