Overcoming nontechnical barriers to the implementation of sustainable solutions in industry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4221-4226

  Satterfield, M Barclay ^a   Kolb, Charles E ^b   Peoples, Robert ^c   Adams, Georjean L ^d   Schuster, Darlene S ^e   Ramsey, Henry C ^f   Stechel, Ellen ^g   Wood Black, Frankie ^h   Garant, Raymond J ^a   Abraham, Martin A ⁱ  

^a Office of Public Affairs   (United States)

^b AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

^d EHS Strategies Inc

^e Institute for Sustainability an AIChE Technological Community   (United States)

^f Verrico Associates LLC

^g SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^h Trihydro Corporation   (United States)

ⁱ YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON-TECHNICAL BARRIERS; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

COOPERATIVE SECTOR; EDUCATION REFORM; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIETY; TECHNOLOGY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67449138627     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802980j     Document Type: Review

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