Uing input-output analysis to estimate economy-wide discharges

It is argued that current approaches to calculating the environmental impact of manufactured products and processes through life-cycle analysis are fundamentally flawed because they ignore direct factors such as machinery and other capital equipment. A new approach to calculating economy-wide discha...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 1995-09, Vol.29 (9), p.420A
Main Authors: Lave, Lester B, Cobas-Flores, Elisa, Hendrickson, Chris T, McMichael, Francis C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Environmental monitoring
Pollution
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Summary:It is argued that current approaches to calculating the environmental impact of manufactured products and processes through life-cycle analysis are fundamentally flawed because they ignore direct factors such as machinery and other capital equipment. A new approach to calculating economy-wide discharges is proposed.
ISSN:0013-936X