Illuminating tungsten's life cycle in the United States: 1975-2000

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3835-3842

  Harper, E M ^a,b   Graedel, T E ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANTHROPOGENIC PROCESSES; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS;

TUNGSTEN;

TUNGSTEN;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUNGSTEN;

IMPORT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; RECYCLING; TIMESCALE; TUNGSTEN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOLOGY; ILLUMINATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE; LIGHT QUALITY; MATERIAL COATING; PRODUCTIVITY; RECYCLING; RESERVOIR; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

TUNGSTEN; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43749099908     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070646s     Document Type: Article

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