Assessing the environmental impact of metal production processes

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 838-848

  Norgate, T E ^a   Jahanshahi, S ^a   Rankin, W J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Life Cycle Assessment; Metal production; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; METALS; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HYDROMETALLURGICAL ROUTES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); METAL PRODUCTION;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 33845388393     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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