A perspective on LCA application in site remediation services: Critical review of challenges

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 12-22

  Morais, Sérgio Alberto ^a   Delerue Matos, Cristina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contaminated site; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA); Risk assessment (RA); Site remediation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SITES; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (LCIA); LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; SITE REMEDIATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

LIFE CYCLE;

CONTAMINATED LAND; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 72149104754     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.041     Document Type: Review

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