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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. sustainability science and engineering
  3. industrial ecology
  4. materials life cycle
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental sustainability
  3. industrial ecology
  4. materials life cycle

Preferred term

materials life cycle

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information All the stages involved in management of materials, including manufacture, processing, distribution, use, maintenance, recycling and disposal.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • life cycle of a material
  • life cycle of materials

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136936

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