Validation - The missing link in life cycle assessment towards pragmatic LCAs

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 295-297

  Ciroth, Andreas ^a   Becker, Henk ^b  

^a GreenDeltaTC GmbH   (Germany)

^b Utrecht Center for Applied Sociology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33749565522     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2006.09.271     Document Type: Editorial

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