Reply: Downstream cut-offs in integrated hybrid life-cycle assessment

Ecological Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-12

  Suh, Sangwon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Downstream cut off; Integrated hybrid LCA; LCA data collection

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; DATABASE; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745879127     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.07.036     Document Type: Note

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