Spatial differentiation in life-cycle assessment via the site-dependent characterisation of environmental impact from emissions

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 209-216

  Potting, José ^a   Hauschild, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actual environmental impact; Emissions, life cycle impact assessment; Environmental impact; Environmental impact, multiple sources; Environmental impact, predictec; Life cycle impact assessment; Site dependent approach, life cycle impact assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042972965     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02978417     Document Type: Article

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