LCA Links

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• LC Initiative UNEP's Global Life Cycle Initiative, in cooperation with SETAC.
• LCAccess by US EPA. Provides information on why one would want to perform an LCA, an overview of LCA, how to find LCI data sources, available LCA resources, on-going efforts in the field of LCA and upcoming LCA events.
• ISO About the ISO 14000 series on environmental management
• Ecoinvent new European database, developed in the EcoSpold format
• Integrated Product Policy EU web site
• REACH The REACH EU web site
• EuP The EU site on the Energy using Products directive
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - A guide practical guide for businesses and industries, describes the ground-rules for credible LCA studies.
• LCA in Japan Overview of LCA activities in Japan
• Life Cycle Links by Thomas Gloria, USA.
• Plastics Europe (APME) Ecoprofiles of plastics
• Sylvatica's LCA software tools
• How products impact illustrates the relationship between products and natural systems with a simple example. Nice educational resource.

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Other environmental resources

• Environmental Expert Environmental Business Portal, extensive overview of books, journals, events, software and services.
• Sustainable development library comprehensive list on sustainable development
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• European Environmental Agency
• Enviroreporting on environmental reports world wide
• The Global Ecolabelling Network
• Envirotech Strategies with innovative environmental technology
• Mineral Resources Forum Minerals, metals and sustainable development
• Minerals statistics by the USGS
• European Chemicals Bureau
• EINECS European Chemical Substances Information System

Industry associations, standards etc.

• Eurometaux European Metals Association
• EBFRIP European Brominated Flame Retardant Panel
• EECA ESIA European Semiconductor Industry Association
• GSM GSM Associaton
• ITU International Telecommunication Union
• iNEMI European Semiconductor Industry Association
• IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries

• SEMATECH Semiconductor industry
• ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
• ANSI American National Standards Institute

• ICMM International Council on Mining and Metals
• EFRA European Flame Retardants Association

 

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• All journals covered by ISI
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