Comparing the environmental footprints of home-care and personal-hygiene products: The relevance of different life-cycle phases

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 8643-8651

  Koehler, Annette ^a   Wildbolz, Caroline ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL RELEVANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; HYGIENE PRODUCTS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LOW WATER; PRODUCT APPLICATIONS; PRODUCT POLICY; USE PHASE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYGIENE PRODUCT; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS;

EID: 72249103230     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901236f     Document Type: Article

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