Using LCA to enhance EMS: Pulp and paper case study

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 576-588

  Gaudreault, Caroline ^a,b   Samson, Réjean ^a   Stuart, Paul R ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental management system; Life cycle assessment; Methodological choices; Pulp and paper

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; LIFE CYCLE THINKING; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES; PULP AND PAPER; TOOLS AND METHODS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MANAGEMENT; PAPER; PULP;

LIFE CYCLE;

INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; PAPER; PULPS;

EID: 73349094023     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10340     Document Type: Article

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