An assessment of waste issues associated with the production of new, lightweight, fuel-efficient vehicles

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 753-765

  Tonn, B E ^a   Schexnayder, S M ^b   Peretz, J H ^b   Das, S ^c   Waidley, G ^d  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Federal Highway Administration ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Fuel efficient vehicles; Hazardous waste; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; SOLID WASTES;

FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES;

VEHICLES;

EID: 0037412221     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00147-6     Document Type: Article

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