Expanding exergy analysis to account for ecosystem products and services

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 3768-3777

  Hau, Jorge L ^a   Bakshi, Bhavik R ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALLOCATION METHODS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS;

EXERGY;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXERGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POWER PLANTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 3042857745     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es034513s     Document Type: Article

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