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In the tradition of the study of materials flows through society, the Substance Flow Analysis (SFA) method and its software tool SFINX are presented. SFA aims at providing the relevant information for a country’s overall management strategy regarding single substances or coherent groups of substances. Three modelling techniques and their possibilities and limitations are discussed: Bookkeeping, static modelling, and dynamic modelling. The computer program SFINX can be used for varoius purposes: (1) to obtain an overview of stocks and flows of a substance in, out and through a nation’s economy and environment for a specific year, (2) to trace the origins of specific pollution problems, and (3) to estimate the effectiveness of certain abatement measures. Each application has its own requirements with regard to data and modelling.
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van der Voet, E., Kleijn, R., van Oers, L. et al. Substance flows through the economy and environment of a region. Environ. Sci. & Pollut. Res. 2, 89 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02986722
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02986722