A critical view on scientific consensus building in life cycle impact assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 477-479

  Huijbregts, Mark ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOXICITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84898802961     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0674-1     Document Type: Editorial

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