In this issue (23 articles)

1. EDITORIAL

   LCA and communication: Environmental Product Declaration

   Adriana Del Borghi Pages 293-295

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2. EDITORIAL

   Social LCA—a way ahead?

   Andreas Jørgensen Pages 296-299

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3. LETTER TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

   Regarding your article “The critical review of life cycle assessment studies according to ISO 14040 and 14044—origin, purpose and practical performance”, Int J Life Cycle Assess (2012) 17:1087–1093. DOI 10.1007/s11367-012-0426-7

   Christoph Koffler Pages 300-301

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4. COMMENTARY ARTICLE

   Declaration of concern—an unambiguous rebuttal of the LEO-SCS-002 draft standard

   Christoph Koffler, Jon Dettling… Pages 302-305

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5. LAND USE IN LCA

   Cost-effectiveness of bioethanol policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Greece

   Stelios Rozakis, Md. Imdadul Haque… Pages 306-318

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6. LAND USE IN LCA

   Baseline time accounting: Considering global land use dynamics when estimating the climate impact of indirect land use change caused by biofuels

   Jesper Hedal Kløverpris, Steffen Mueller Pages 319-330

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7. 

   LCA FOR AGRICULTURE

   Practical recommendations for supporting agricultural decisions through life cycle assessment based on two alternative views of crop production: the example of organic conversion

   Kiyotada Hayashi Pages 331-339

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   LCA FOR AGRICULTURE

   LCA applied to perennial cropping systems: a review focused on the farm stage

   Cecile Bessou, Claudine Basset-Mens… Pages 340-361

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9. 

   LCA FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS

   Life cycle assessment of sponge nickel produced by gas atomisation for use in industrial hydrogenation catalysis applications

   Nicholas P. Lavery, David J. Jarvis… Pages 362-376

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10. 

    LCA FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS

    Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation in the province of Ontario, Canada

    E. Mallia, G. Lewis Pages 377-391

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11. 

    LCA FOR FOOD PRODUCTS

    Carbon footprint and air emissions inventories for US honey production: case studies

    Alissa Kendall, Juhong Yuan, Sonja B. Brodt Pages 392-400

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12. 

    LCA FOR PLASTICS

    Life cycle assessment of single use thermoform boxes made from polystyrene (PS), polylactic acid, (PLA), and PLA/starch: cradle to consumer gate

    Unchalee Suwanmanee, Viganda Varabuntoonvit… Pages 401-417

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13. 

    LCA FOR RENEWABLE RESOURCES

    Potential for optimized production and use of rapeseed biodiesel. Based on a comprehensive real-time LCA case study in Denmark with multiple pathways

    Ivan T. Herrmann, Andreas Jørgensen… Pages 418-430

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14. 

    LCA IN GREEN CHEMISTRY

    Life cycle assessment in green chemistry: overview of key parameters and methodological concerns

    Linda M. Tufvesson, Pär Tufvesson… Pages 431-444

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15. 

    LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

    Application of LCSA to used cooking oil waste management

    Elisabet Vinyes, Jordi Oliver-Solà… Pages 445-455

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16. 

    PACKAGING SYSTEMS INCLUDING RECYCLING

    PET bottle reverse logistics—environmental performance of California’s CRV program

    Brandon Kuczenski, Roland Geyer Pages 456-471

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17. SIMPLIFIED LCA

    LCA as an element in environmental management systems—comparison of conditions in selected organisations in Poland, Sweden and Germany

    Anna Lewandowska, Przemyslaw Kurczewski… Pages 472-480

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18. SIMPLIFIED LCA

    LCA as an element in environmental management systems—comparison of conditions in selected organisations in Poland, Sweden and Germany

    Anna Lewandowska, Przemyslaw Kurczewski… Pages 481-489

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19. 

    SOCIETAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

    Social impact assessment in LCA using the Preston pathway

    Pauline Feschet, Catherine Macombe… Pages 490-503

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20. 

    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

    Assessment of ecological sustainability of a building subjected to potential seismic events during its lifetime

    Costantino Menna, Domenico Asprone… Pages 504-515

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