Sustainability indicators for end-of-life chemical releases and potential exposure

doi:10.1016/j.coche.2019.09.004

Title: Sustainability indicators for end-of-life chemical releases and potential exposure

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Authors:: Hernandez-Betancur, Jose D.; Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J.

Publication Date:: 2019-12-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1575787

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering Journal Volume: 26 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-3398

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Hernandez-Betancur, Jose D., and Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J. Sustainability indicators for end-of-life chemical releases and potential exposure.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Hernandez-Betancur, Jose D., & Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J. Sustainability indicators for end-of-life chemical releases and potential exposure.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.coche.2019.09.004.

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                    Hernandez-Betancur, Jose D., and Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J. Sun .  
        "Sustainability indicators for end-of-life chemical releases and potential exposure".  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.coche.2019.09.004.

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  title        = {Sustainability indicators for end-of-life chemical releases and potential exposure},

  author       = {Hernandez-Betancur, Jose D. and Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.coche.2019.09.004},

  journal      = {Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 26,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {2019},

  month        = {12}

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