Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Inventory and Assessment of Pharmaceutical Compounds

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 114-121

  Jiménez González, Concepción ^a   Curzons, Alan D ^b   Constable, David J C ^a   Cunningham, Virginia L ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment (LCA); Life cycle inventory (LCI); Pharmaceutical compounds; Pharmaceutical synthesis; Sustainability metrics; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DRUG; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; INCINERATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT PROFILE; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 17144454999     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02978570     Document Type: Article

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