New insights on ecological footprinting as environmental indicator for production processes

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 84-90

  Herva, Marta ^a   García Diéguez, Carlos ^a   Franco Uría, Amaya ^b   Roca, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidifying emissions; Ceramic industry; Ecological footprint; Local factor; Waste

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION RATES; CARBON CONTENT; CERAMIC INDUSTRIES; CERAMIC PRODUCTION PROCESS; CLOSED CYCLE; CRITICAL LOAD; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; FOOTPRINTING; GALICIA; GLOBAL FACTORS; LOCAL FACTOR; NW SPAIN; PLASMA PROCESS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; WASTE PRODUCTION; WORLDWIDE POPULARITY;

ACIDIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ECOLOGY; FUEL OILS; GAS EMISSIONS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; WASTES;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

ABSORPTION; BIOINDICATOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CERAMICS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECADAL VARIATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; NATURAL GAS; PLASMA; RECYCLING;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84855483502     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.029     Document Type: Article

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