Human Health Impact as a Boundary Selection Criterion in the Life Cycle Assessment of Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 266-275

  Basbagill, John P ^a   Lepech, Michael D ^a   Ali, Subhan M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Industrial ecology; Life cycle inventory boundary; Pultrusion industry; Toxicity; Workplace exposure levels

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY SELECTION; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; EXPOSURE LEVEL; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INHALATION TOXICITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY BOUNDARY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NORTH AMERICAN; PULTRUDED PRODUCTS; SMALL CONCENTRATION; TOXIC CHEMICALS; WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LEVEL;

CARCINOGENS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEALTH; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; RESINS; TOXICITY;

PULTRUSION;

CARCINOGEN; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPOSITE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; RESIN; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICITY;

CARCINOGENS; COMPOSITES; FLAME RETARDANTS; INDICATORS; INDUSTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; TOXICITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84859515155     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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