Environmental impacts of roundwood supply chain options in Michigan: Life-cycle assessment of harvest and transport stages

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-73

  Handler, Robert M ^a   Shonnard, David R ^b   Lautala, Pasi ^b   Abbas, Dalia ^c,d   Srivastava, Ajit ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest products industry; Life cycle assessment; Michigan; Wood harvesting; Wood supply chain; Wood transport

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; MACHINERY; RAILROADS; SUPPLY CHAINS; TRUCK DRIVERS; TRUCKS; WOOD;

FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MICHIGAN; WOOD HARVESTING; WOOD SUPPLY; WOOD TRANSPORTS;

TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

EVALUATION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINERY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TRUCKS; WOOD;

EID: 84901857100     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.040     Document Type: Article

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