Environmental Input-Output Life Cycle Analysis: A Summary of Results Including a Comparison with the SETAC Approach Carnegie Mellon Univ

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Lave, L. B., author.

Conference Name:

Total Life Cycle Conference (1998-11-30 : Graz, Austria)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1998

Summary:

We compare two methods for life cycle analysis: the conventional SETAC-EPA approach and Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Analysis (EIO-LCA). The methods are compared for steel versus plastic fuel tank systems and for the entire life cycle of an automobile, from materials extraction to end of life. The EIO-LCA method gives comparable results for the data common to the two methods. EIO-LCA gives more detailed data, specifies the economy wide implications, and is much quicker and less expensive to implement

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982200

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