Cumulative exergy extraction from the natural environment (CEENE): A comprehensive life cycle impact assessment method for resource accounting

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 8477-8483

  Dewulf, J ^a   Bosch M E ^b   De Meester, B ^a   Van Der Vorst, G ^a   Van Langenhove, H ^a   Hellweg, S ^b   Huijbregts, M A J ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCES; EXERGY EXTRACTION;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DATA SET; EXERGY; INVENTORY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NATURAL RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOSSIL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;

EID: 37249068558     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0711415     Document Type: Article

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