A comparative life cycle analysis of gasoline-, battery-, and electricity-powered lawn mowers

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 768-785

  Sivaraman, Deepak ^a   Lindner, Angela S ^a,b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lawn mowers; Life cycle analysis; Nonhandheld engines

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; GASOLINE; HEALTH CARE; IMPURITIES; LAWN MOWERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; STORAGE BATTERY VEHICLES;

BATTERY POWERED LAWN MOWERS; ELECTRIC MODELS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NONHANDHELD EQUIPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ARSENIC; BENZENE; CADMIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DIOXIN; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; LEAD; NICKEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONSUMER; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUTROPHICATION; EXTRACTION; FIELD EMISSION; GASOLINE POWERED EQUIPMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OZONE LAYER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREAT; TOXICITY;

EID: 8644265161     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2004.21.768     Document Type: Article

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