Characterization of waterborne nitrogen emissions for marine eutrophication modelling in life cycle impact assessment at the damage level and global scale

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1558-1570

  Cosme, Nuno ^a   Hauschild, Michael Z ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Characterization factors; Damage to ecosystem; Effect; Endpoint; Exposure; Fate; LCIA; River basin

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAMAGE FACTOR; EFFECT FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SOIL AGGREGATION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85011571486     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-017-1271-5     Document Type: Article

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