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LCA in Japan — the past, the present, the future

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  1. DaimlerChrysler AG, EP/VFU-Design-For-Environment, HPC X 602, D-71059, Sindelfingen, Germany

    Matthias Finkbeiner

  2. Energy Resources Department, National Institute for Resources and Environment (NIRE), 16-3 Onogawa, 305-8569, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Yasunari Matsuno

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Finkbeiner, M., Matsuno, Y. LCA in Japan — the past, the present, the future. Int. J. LCA 5, 253–254 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02977575

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