Environmental impact assessment of bathroom products

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 166-184

  Xu, X William ^a   Galloway, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bathroom products; Environment; EPS; Life cycle analysis (LCA); Materials; Shower tray

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

RESOURCE EXTRACTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

COMMODITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0041348025     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2003.003396     Document Type: Article

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