Product Stewardship: Life Cycle Analysis and the Environment Contributor(s): Sellers, Kathleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1482223295 ISBN-13: 9781482223293 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General - Law | Environmental - Science | Chemistry - General |
Dewey: 628 |
LCCN: 2015472171 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.95 lbs) 230 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Consider the Consequences of Bringing a Chemical to Market Product Stewardship: Life Cycle Analysis and the Environment explores the regulatory and scientific aspects of the life-cycle consequences of bringing a chemical to market. Using case studies to bring critical points to life, this multidisciplinary text explores the factors that influence our risk management decisions. It bridges the academic study of life cycle analysis and the practical concerns of those in industry who produce goods for market within the web of global product stewardship regulations and under the eye of consumers concerned with sustainability. This book:
Product Stewardship: Life Cycle Analysis and the Environment describes critical product stewardship regulations and the concept of life cycle thinking in understandable and practical terms. It examines the balance between the benefits of chemical use against the possible consequences of exposure and can assist readers in learning to predict, understand, and regulate the consequences of using a chemical substance through its life cycle. |