Comparability of lcas — review and discussion of the application purpose

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Comparability of lcas — review and discussion of the application purpose. / Roßmann, Maximilian; Stratmann, Matthias; Rötzer, Nadine et al.
Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019. ed. / Stefan Albrecht; Matthias Fischer; Philip Leistner; Liselotte Schebek. Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2021. p. 213-225 (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management).

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Roßmann, M, Stratmann, M, Rötzer, N, Schäfer, P & Schmidt, M 2021, Comparability of lcas — review and discussion of the application purpose. in S Albrecht, M Fischer, P Leistner & L Schebek (eds), Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019. Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, Cham, pp. 213-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50519-6_15

APA

Roßmann, M., Stratmann, M., Rötzer, N., Schäfer, P., & Schmidt, M. (2021). Comparability of lcas — review and discussion of the application purpose. In S. Albrecht, M. Fischer, P. Leistner, & L. Schebek (Eds.), Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019 (pp. 213-225). (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50519-6_15

Vancouver

Roßmann M, Stratmann M, Rötzer N, Schäfer P, Schmidt M. Comparability of lcas — review and discussion of the application purpose. In Albrecht S, Fischer M, Leistner P, Schebek L, editors, Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019. Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland. 2021. p. 213-225. (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-50519-6_15

Bibtex

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