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Outlining reasons to apply hybrid LCA—a reply to “rethinking system boundary in LCA” by Yi Yang (2017)

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  1. Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, 4362, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

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Schaubroeck, T., Gibon, T. Outlining reasons to apply hybrid LCA—a reply to “rethinking system boundary in LCA” by Yi Yang (2017). Int J Life Cycle Assess 22, 1012–1013 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1311-1

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