LUCAS - A new LCIA method used for a Canadian-specific context

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-102

  Toffoletto, Laurence ^a   Bulle, Cécile ^a   Godin, Julie ^a   Reid, Catherine ^a   Deschênes, Louise ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian terrestrial ecozones; Characterization factors; LCIA method; LUCAS; Site dependency; Vulnerability factors

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; HUMAN; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SOIL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34147193350     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2005.12.242     Document Type: Article

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