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NALT Full

Fields of Study
sustainability science and engineering
industrial ecology
life cycle assessment
reference product (life cycle assessment)

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
environmental sustainability
industrial ecology
life cycle assessment
reference product (life cycle assessment)

Preferred term

reference product (life cycle assessment)

Type

Topic

Definition

Product of an activity for which a change in demand will affect the production volume of the activity (also known as the determining products in consequential modelling).
Source: Weidema B P, Bauer C, Hischier R, Mutel C, Nemecek T, Reinhard J, Vadenbo C O, Wernet G. (2013). Overview and methodology. Data quality guideline for the ecoinvent database version 3. Ecoinvent Report 1(v3). St. Gallen: The ecoinvent Centre.
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

life cycle assessment

In other languages

producto de referencia (análisis de ciclo de vida)

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/293797

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