Critical review: a summary of the current state-of-practice

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1667-1673

  Curran, Mary Ann ^a   Young, Steven B ^b  

^a LCA and Sustainability BAMAC Ltd   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative assertion; Critical review; ISO 14040; ISO 14044; ISO TS 14071

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL REVIEW; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; SWEDEN; WORKSHOP;

EID: 85027936738     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0778-2     Document Type: Article

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