Effect of mine characteristics on life cycle impacts of US surface coal mining

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 287-294

  Ditsele, Ofentse ^a   Awuah Offei, Kwame ^b  

^a Energy and Water Resources   (Botswana)

^b University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic resource depletion; Climate change; Coal mining; Energy use; Land use; Life cycle assessment; Water use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL MINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; GEOLOGY; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVEGETATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863213927     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0354-y     Document Type: Article

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