Biofuel or excavation? - Life cycle assessment (LCA) of soil remediation options

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 969-981

  Suer, Pascal ^a   Andersson Sköld, Yvonne ^a  

^a SWEDISH GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Contaminated soil; LCA; Remediation

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; EX SITU; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; IN-SITU; LCA; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SALIX VIMINALIS; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TREATMENTS; USING LIFE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EXCAVATION; LIFE CYCLE; RATING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOFUEL; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SHRUB; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SALIX; SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 78650800309     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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