Influence of the impact assessment method on the conclusions of a LCA study. Application to the case of a part made with virgin and recycled HDPE

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1018-1026

  Simões, Carla L ^a   Xará, Susana M ^b   Bernardo, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

anti glare device; Life cycle assessment; life cycle impact assessment method; recycling; road safety device

Indexed keywords

ANTI-GLARE DEVICE; COMPLEMENTARY ANALYSIS; ECO-INDICATOR 99; END-OF-LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; OZONE LAYER DEPLETION; POST-CONSUMER; ROAD SAFETY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GLARE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; RATING; RECYCLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

OZONE; PETROLEUM; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE;

ACIDIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EUTROPHICATION; HIGH ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MOTORWAY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OZONE; POLYMER; RECYCLING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGHWAY; INFORMATION; LAW; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; RECYCLING; SMOG;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 80054010987     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X11403799     Document Type: Article

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