Simplifying a life cycle assessment of a mobile phone

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 979-993

  Moberg, Åsa ^a   Borggren, Clara ^a   Ambell, Christine ^a,c   Finnveden, Göran ^a   Guldbrandsson, Fredrik ^a,b,d   Bondesson, Anna ^a,b   Malmodin, Jens ^a,b   Bergmark, Pernilla ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c Ericsson AB EMF Safety and Sustainability Ericsson Research ^*  (Sweden)

^d Frontwalker AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Information and communication technology (ICT); Mobile phone, data; Simplification; Simplified LCA

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 84902653488     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0721-6     Document Type: Article

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