The use of the risk assessment in the life cycle assessment framework: Human health impacts of a soy-biodiesel production

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 389-406

  Milazzo, Maria Francesca ^a   Spina, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Human health; Life cycle assessment; Risk assessment; Soy biodiesel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928156515     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MEQ-03-2014-0045     Document Type: Article

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