Life cycle assessment:A tool for solving environmental problems?
โ Scribed by Charlton, Carol ;Howell, Belinda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 461 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0961-0405
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
The Life Cycle Analysis of products, processes or entire industries has the potential to offer detailed factual information with which negative environmental effects can be reduced or eliminated. Carol Charlton and Belinda Howell discuss the processes and potential of LCA and the obstacles to its wider acceptance.
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