Country-dependent characterisation factors for acidification in Europe: A critical evaluation

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-183

  Hettelingh, Jean Paul ^a   Posch, Maximilian ^a   Potting, José ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acidification; Air pollution; Critical loads; Integrated assessment modelling; Life cycle impact assessment

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; EUTROPHICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 20344363895     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.09.182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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