Life cycle inventories of metals and methodological aspects of inventorying material resources in ecoinvent

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-49

  Althaus, Hans Jörg ^a   Classen, Mischa ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Copper; Couple production; Ecoinvent; LCI model; Life cycle inventory; Metal production; Metals; Resource depletion; Switzerland; Tailings

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RHODIUM; STEEL; TIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METAL INDUSTRY; METALLURGY; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 19944418212     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.11.181.5     Document Type: Article

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