Transformation products in the life cycle impact assessment of chemicals

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1004-1009

  Van Zelm, Rosalie ^a   Huijbregts, Mark A J ^a   Van De Meent, Dik ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINES; ECOTOXICITY; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MODE OF ACTION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARENT COMPOUNDS; PERCHLOROETHYLENE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; TOXICITY DATA; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

HERBICIDES; LIFE CYCLE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATRAZINE; FRESH WATER; PESTICIDE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRANSFORMATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; ECOTOXICITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; PESTICIDES; SOLVENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 75749142685     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9021014     Document Type: Article

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