Life cycle assessment of offset printed matter with EDIP97: how important are emissions of chemicals?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-128

  Larsen, Henrik Fred ^a   Hansen, Morten Søes ^a   Hauschild, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Analysis of robustness; Chemical emission related impact categories; Chemicals; LCA; Printed matter

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PAPER SHEETING; PRINTING; TOXICITY;

ANALYSIS OF ROBUSTNESS; CHEMICAL EMISSION-RELATED IMPACT CATEGORIES; CHEMICAL EMISSIONS; DOMINATING FACTORS; ECOTOXICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS; HUMAN TOXICITIES; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; POLITICAL; PRINTED MATTER; PRINTED MATTERS; PRINTING INDUSTRIES; PRINTING MATERIALS; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; PRODUCTION STAGES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 54249085894     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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