Cradle-to-gate life cycle impacts of redwood forest resource harvesting in northern California

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 99, Issue , 2015, Pages 217-229

  Han, Han Sup ^a   Oneil, Elaine ^b   Bergman, Richard D ^c   Eastin, Ivan L ^b   Johnson, Leonard R ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality impacts; Environmental impacts; Fuel consumption in timber harvesting; Life cycle analysis; Redwood lumber

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); LUMBER; QUALITY CONTROL; SAWING; SAWMILLS; TIMBER; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

AIR QUALITY IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HARVESTING OPERATIONS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM; TIMBER HARVESTING;

LIFE CYCLE;

SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 84929277007     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.088     Document Type: Article

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