Life Cycle Assessment: A review of the methodology and its application to sustainability

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 273-277

  Curran, Mary Ann ^a  

^a LCA and Sustainability BAMAC Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL TOOL; COMPLEX ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TOOL; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION; ITS APPLICATIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SETTING OUTS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84899959642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2013.02.002     Document Type: Review

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