The ecoinvent database: Overview and methodological framework

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-9

  Frischknecht, Rolf ^a   Jungbluth, Niels ^a   Althaus, Hans Jörg ^b   Doka, Gabor ^c   Dones, Roberto ^d   Heck, Thomas ^d   Hellweg, Stefanie ^e   Hischier, Roland ^b   Nemecek, Thomas ^f   Rebitzer, Gerald ^g   Spielmann, Michael ^e  

^a ESU Services   (Switzerland)

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

^c Doka Life Cycle Assessments   (Switzerland)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^g EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Database; Ecoinvent; Life cycle inventory data; Switzerland; Uncertainty assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 19944425112     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.10.181.1     Document Type: Review

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