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6. LCA—Interpretation of Results

Authors : Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade, Vanessa Gomes, Maristela Gomes da Silva

Published in: Life Cycle Engineering and Management of Products

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

As LCA gains ground as a support for decision making both in the industrial sphere and in policy making, careful interpretation of the final results becomes crucial to determine their reliability and communicate them in an accurate, complete and fair manner.

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Title: LCA—Interpretation of Results
Authors: Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade
Vanessa Gomes
Maristela Gomes da Silva
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Life Cycle Engineering and Management of Products
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-78043-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-78044-9

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78044-9_6