Uncertainty assessment by a Monte Carlo simulation in a life cycle inventory of electricity produced by a waste incinerator

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-292

  Sonnemann, Guido W ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Castells, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electricity; Life cycle inventory; Monte Carlo simulation; Municipal solid waste incinerator; Uncertainty assessment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT;

WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 0037400447     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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