Energy intensity of computer manufacturing: Hybrid assessment combining process and economic input - Output methods

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 6166-6174

  Williams, Eric ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER MANUFACTURING; ENERGY IMPACTS; ENERGY INTENSITY;

FOSSIL FUELS;

FOSSIL FUEL;

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIFESPAN; TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTERS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MODELS, ECONOMIC;

EID: 8544237005     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es035152j     Document Type: Article

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