Studying the effect on system preference by varying coproduct allocation in creating life-cycle inventory

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 7145-7151

  Curran, Mary Ann ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL CONTAINING FUELS; HUMAN HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES;

ETHANOL; FUEL SYSTEMS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH CARE; INVENTORY CONTROL;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALCOHOL; FUEL; GASOLINE; WATER;

ETHANOL; FUEL SYSTEMS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH CARE; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING; INVENTORY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OZONE DEPLETION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOG;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; EUTROPHICATION; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35348823807     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070033f     Document Type: Article

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