Australian characterisation factors and normalisation figures for human toxicity and ecotoxicity

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 819-832

  Lundie, Sven ^a   Huijbregts, Mark A J ^b   Rowley, Hazel V ^a   Mohr, Nellemieke J ^b   Feitz, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Characterisation; Ecotoxicity; Human toxicity; LCA; LCIA; Normalisation; NPI; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC; ECOTOXICITY; HUMAN TOXICITY; NATIONAL POLLUTANT INVENTORY (NPI); NORMALISATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 33845480088     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.06.019     Document Type: Article

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