A hybrid life cycle assessment of water treatment chemicals: An Australian experience

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1291-1301

  Alvarez Gaitan, Juan Pablo ^a   Peters, Gregory M ^a,b   Rowley, Hazel V ^a   Moore, Stephen ^a   Short, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EIO LCA; Hybrid LCA; Price sensitivity; Process LCA; Water treatment chemicals

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SULFATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHLORINE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; SILICIC ACID; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84887617830     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0574-4     Document Type: Article

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