Evaluation of domestic washing in Japan using life cycle assessment (LCA)

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-253

  Yamaguchi, Yoko ^a   Seii, Eriko ^a   Itagaki, Masako ^b   Nagayama, Masuzo ^a  

^a KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Showagakuin Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Domestic washing; Greenhouse gas (GHG); Heat pump washer dryers; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867685080     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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