Comparative life cycle assessment of conventional and Green Seal-compliant industrial and institutional cleaning products

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 377-387

  Kapur, Amit ^a   Baldwin, Cheryl ^a   Swanson, Mary ^a   Wilberforce, Nana ^a   McClenachan, Giovanna ^a   Rentschler, Mark ^a  

^a Green Seal   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaning products; Ecolabel; Environmental impact; Environmentally preferable; Green; Green seal; GS 37; Institutional; LCA; Standard

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GREEN CHEMISTRY; IONIZING RADIATION; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OZONE DEPLETION; PACKAGING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 84863083742     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0373-8     Document Type: Article

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