Zinc casting and recycling

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-218

  Tan, Reginald B H ^a   Khoo, Hsien H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Air emissions; Direct and indirect; Transportation; Zinc; Zinc casting; Zinc recycling; Zinc smelting

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

EID: 20344380173     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.08.172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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