Life cycle assessment (LCA) a guide to best practice

This first hands-on guide to ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of LCA, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis, wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klöpffer, Walter
Other Authors: Birgit, Grahl
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim Wiley-VCH 2014
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Collection: Wiley Online Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This first hands-on guide to ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of LCA, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis, with each step exemplified by real-life data from a major LCA project on beverage packaging. Measures as carbon and water footprint, based on the most recent international standards and definitions, are addressed.
Physical Description:XIV, 396 Seiten
ISBN:978-3-527-32986-1