Life cycle assessment of mobile telephone networks, with focus on the end-of-life phase

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 290-291

  Scharnhorst, Wolfram ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MOBILE PHONE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 33746738890     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2006.05.247     Document Type: Article

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