Uncertainty analysis in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Case study on plant-protection products and implications for decision making

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 184-192

  Geisler, Georg ^a   Hellweg, Stefanie ^a   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acidification; Decision making; Eutrophication; Global warming; Impact categories; Monte Carlo simulation; Pesticides; Photooxidant creation; Plant protection products; Significance of data sources; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DISPERSION; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARAMETER; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 20444375137     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.09.178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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