Modelling the environmental impact of an aluminium pressure die casting plant and options for control

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-168

  Neto, Belmira ^a   Kroeze, Carolien ^b   Hordijk, Leen ^c   Costa, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aluminium die casting plant; Environmental decision support tool; Environmental impact assessment; Integrated Assessment Model; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SOLID WASTES; TOXICITY;

ALUMINIUM DIE CASTING PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

DIE CASTING;

ALUMINUM; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; PLANT;

EID: 34848815009     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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