Measuring the environmental performance of IPPC industry: I. Devising a quantitative science-based and policy-weighted Environmental Emissions Index

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-242

  Styles, David ^a,b   O'Brien, Phillip ^a   O'Boyle, Shane ^a   Cunningham, Peter ^a   Donlon, Brian ^a   Jones, Michael B ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Emissions; Environmental performance; IPPC licensing; PRTR

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 64049106278     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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