The impact of mineral resource depletion

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 361-362

  Brent, Alan C ^a,b   Hietkamp, Sibbele ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; PLATINUM;

ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LETTER; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33749580698     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2006.08.269     Document Type: Letter

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