Life cycle assessment of wood-based heating in Norway

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 517-528

  Solli, Christian ^a   Reenaas, Marte ^a   Strømman, Anders Hammer ^a   Hertwich, Edgar G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birch wood; Household heating; LCA; Norway; Wood stove; Wood based household heating

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; WOOD;

EID: 69549097633     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-009-0086-4     Document Type: Article

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