The pollution release and transfer register system in the U.S. and Japan: An analysis of productivity

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1330-1338

  Fujii, Hidemichi ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^b,c   Kawahara, Hiromitsu ^d  

^a Tohoku University ^*  (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES   (Japan)

^d Japan Network for Climate Change Actions   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmentally sensitive productivity; Japan; Manufacturing sector; Pollution release and transfer register; Toxic chemical substances; United States

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE PRODUCTIVITY; JAPAN; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; TOXIC CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MANUFACTURE; POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 79958176418     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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