A new data architecture for advancing life cycle assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 520-526

  Ingwersen, Wesley W ^a   Hawkins, Troy R ^b   Transue, Thomas R ^c   Meyer, David E ^a   Moore, Gary ^d   Kahn, Ezra ^d   Arbuckle, Peter ^d   Paulsen, Heidi ^e   Norris, Gregory A ^f  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Enviance Inc   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Data harmonization; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle impact assessment; Nomenclature; Ontology; Resource description framework

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 84939415707     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0850-6     Document Type: Article

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