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Hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA) will likely yield more accurate results than process-based LCA

Journal Article
Pomponi, F., & Lenzen, M. (2017)
Hybrid life cycle assessment (LCA) will likely yield more accurate results than process-based LCA. Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.119
We analyse the comparative investigation into truncation vs. aggregation errors of process-based and hybrid LCA by Yang et al. 2017. We analyse the validity of their findings ...

So much for COP23 – there’s a whole class of carbon emissions we’re totally ignoring

Other
Pomponi, F. (2017)
So much for COP23 – there’s a whole class of carbon emissions we’re totally ignoring
Article published on 'The Conversation' on embodied carbon of buildings.

Experimental Assessment and Modelling of Coupled Biochemical-Physical-Mechanical Biodegradation Process of a Municipal Solid Waste Sample from Michigan

Conference Proceeding
Datta, S., Zekkos, D., Fei, X., & McDougall, J. (in press)
Experimental Assessment and Modelling of Coupled Biochemical-Physical-Mechanical Biodegradation Process of a Municipal Solid Waste Sample from Michigan. In Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (6
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is biodegradable in landfills under anaerobic conditions. The evolution of the biochemical, physical and mechanical characteristics of MSW are inte...

Edinburgh International Science Festival - A Zero Carbon World.

Presentation / Conference
Currie, J. (2016, March)
Edinburgh International Science Festival - A Zero Carbon World

Research into attitudes to environmental noise from concerts. NANR292 Final Report.

Report
Lurcock, D., MacKenzie, R. & Smith, S. (2011)
Research into attitudes to environmental noise from concerts. NANR292 Final Report
The purpose of this report is to analyse the results of the social study together with the event noise to determine potential correlations that will help inform the review of ...

Waste heterogeneity: an obstacle to models?

Conference Proceeding
McDougall, J. (2009)
Waste heterogeneity: an obstacle to models?. In Sardinia 2009, 12th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium
No abstract available.

Environmental Pollution and Restoration: A Role for Bioremediation

Book
Philp, J. C., Bamforth, S., Singleton, I., & Atlas, R. M. (2004)
Environmental Pollution and Restoration: A Role for Bioremediation. In R. M. Atlas, & J. Philp (Eds.), Bioremediation, 1-48. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Microbiology. doi:10.1128/9781555817596.ch1
With greater understanding of microbial diversity and the development of bioengineering, bioremediation is taking its place as a cost-effective technique in integrated environ...