Life cycle risks for human health: A comparison of petroleum versus bio-based production of five bulk organic chemicals

Risk Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1311-1321

  Roes, Alexander L ^a   Patel, Martin K ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bio based chemicals; Conventional risks; Industrial biotechnology; Life cycle risks; White biotechnology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITY STRATEGIES (EPS); GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICROORGANISMS; HUMAN HEALTH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PTT);

BIOTECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISMS; PETROCHEMICALS; RISK ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HEALTH RISK; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36849083074     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00959.x     Document Type: Article

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