Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment

Springer Series in Supply Chain Management

Volumn 4, Issue , 2017, Pages 15-41

  Guinée, Jeroen ^a   Heijungs, Reinout ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Characterization Factor; Impact Category; Life Cycle Assessment; Life Cycle Assessment Study; Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85059687262     PISSN: 23656395     EISSN: 23656409     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29791-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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