A life cycle based environmental impacts assessment of construction materials used in road construction

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 250-255

  Chowdhury, Raja ^a   Apul, Defne ^a   Fry, Tim ^b  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; BenReMod; Bottom ash; Fly ash; Life cycle assessment; Model; RCP; Recycled materials; Road construction; Toxicity potentials

Indexed keywords

BENREMOD; BOTTOM ASH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT MODEL; RCP; RECYCLED MATERIALS; TOXICITY POTENTIAL;

ASH HANDLING; BYPRODUCTS; COAL ASH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; GLOBAL WARMING; RECYCLING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROADS AND STREETS; TOXICITY;

LIFE CYCLE;

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; CONCRETE;

ACIDIFICATION; AGGREGATE; BOTTOM ASH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; MODEL; RECYCLING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TOXICITY;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLY ASH; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 73249134939     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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