Changes in the environmental profile of a popular passenger car over the last 30 years – Results of a simplified LCA study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 208-218

  Danilecki, Krzysztof ^a   Mrozik, Małgorzata ^a   Smurawski, Piotr ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Car; Global warming; LCA; Material composition

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; RAILROAD CARS; SPORTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MAIN PARAMETERS; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; PRODUCTION STAGE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84994204405     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.050     Document Type: Article

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