Decomposition of Toxic Chemical Substance Management in Three U.S. Manufacturing Sectors from 1991 to 2008

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 461-471

  Fujii, Hidemichi ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cleaner production; Decomposition analysis; End of pipe; Industrial ecology; Logarithmic mean Divisia index; Toxic substances

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; METAL ANALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CLEANER PRODUCTION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DIVISIA INDEX; END-OF-PIPE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; TOXIC SUBSTANCES;

DECOMPOSITION;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; CLEANER PRODUCTION; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MANUFACTURING; PIPE; TOXIC MATERIAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878937834     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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