Hierarchical activity model for risk-based decision making: Integrating life cycle and plant-specific risk assessments

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 945-964

  Kikuchi, Yasunori ^a   Hirao, Masahiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity model; Industrial ecology; Integrated definition language (IDEF0) life cycle assessment (LCA); Process systems engineering; Risk assessment (RA)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MODELS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INTEGRATED DEFINITION LANGUAGES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL CLEANING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LINGUISTICS; METAL CLEANING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTERPOLATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 75649149437     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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