Assessing corn ethanol : Relevance and responsibility

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-482

  Anex, Robert ^a   Lifset, Reid ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ETHANOL; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION POLICY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

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EID: 70349308506     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00152.x     Document Type: Review

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