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- B P Weidema, M Wesnæs (2005) · Marginal production routes and co-product allocation for alcoholetoxylate from palm oil and palm kernel oil. Study for Novozymes. Copenhagen: 2.-0 LCA consultants.
- B P Weidema (2005) · ISO 14044 also applies to social LCA. Letter to the editor. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(6):381.
- S Suh, G Huppes (2005) · Methods in Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) of a product. Journal of Cleaner Production 13(7):687-697.
- Mongelli I, Sangwon Suh S, Huppes G. (2005) · A Structure Comparison of two Approaches to LCA Inventory Data, Based on the MIET and ETH Databases. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(5):317-324.
- M Stewart, B P Weidema (2005) · A consistent framework for assessing the impacts from resource use - A focus on resource functionality. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(4):240-247.
- Y Nishioka, J I Levy, G A Norris, D H Bennett, J D Spengler (2005) · A risk-based approach to health impact assessment for Input-Output Analysis. Part I and Part II. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(3-4): 193-199 & 255-262.
- B P Weidema, K Christiansen, A M Nielsen, G A Norris, P Notten, S Suh, J Madsen (2005) · Prioritisation within the integrated product policy. Environmental project no. 980. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. The Danish Input-Output database which resulted from this project is also available for download in SimaPro format.
- B P Weidema, G A Norris (2005) · Avoiding co-product allocation in the metals sector. Pp. 81-87 in A Dubreuil: "Life Cycle Assessment and Metals: Issues and research directions." Pensacola: SETAC. (Proceedings of the International Workshop on Life Cycle Assessment and Metals, Montreal, Canada, 2002.04.15-17). Note the error in the two formulas on p. 4: 1*11/14 --> 1*10/14 and 4*11/14 --> 4*1/14.
- P J Notten, J G Petrie (2005) · Inventory and impact assessment uncertainty in coal-based power generation. Pp. 138-42 in A Dubreuil: "Life Cycle Assessment and Metals: Issues and research directions." Pensacola: SETAC. (Proceedings of the International Workshop on Life Cycle Assessment and Metals, Montreal, Canada, 2002.04.15-17).
- R Heijungs, S Suh, R Kleijn (2005) · Numerical approaches to life cycle interpretation: The case of the Ecoinvent '96 database. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10(2):103-112.
- B P Weidema (2004) · Geographical, technological and temporal delimitation in LCA. UMIP 2003 method. København: Miljøstyrelsen. (Environmental News 74).
- B P Weidema, T Ekvall, Pesonen H-L, G Rebitzer, G W Sonnemann, M Spielmann (2004) · Scenarios in life-cycle assessment. Edited by G Rebitzer & T Ekvall. Pensacola: SETAC.
- K Christiansen, C Rocha (2004) · Integrated Management Systems and Tools. Pp. 22-36 in Jensen A A, Remmen A (eds.) (2004). Background Report for a UNEP Guide to Life Cycle Management - A bridge to sustainable products. Paris: United Nations Environmental Programme.
- P H Nielsen, A Tukker, B P Weidema, E H Lauridsen, P Notten (2004) · Environmental impact of the use of natural resources. Seville: Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Commission DG Joint Research Centre. (Technical Report EUR 21485 EN).
- B P Weidema, H Wenzel, C Petersen, K Hansen (2004) · The product, functional unit and reference flows in LCA. København: Miljøstyrelsen. (Environmental News 70).
- A M Nielsen, P H Nielsen, J D Jensen, M Andersen, B P Weidema (2004) · Identification of processes affected by a marginal change in demand for food products - two examples on Danish pigs and cheese. Pp. 127-134 in N Halberg (ed.): Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food sector. Proceedings from 4th International Conference, 2003.10.6-8, Bygholm.
- O Jolliet, R Müller-Wenk, J Bare, A Brent, M Goedkoop, R Heijungs, N Itsubo, C Peña, D Pennington, J Potting, G Rebitzer, M Stewart, H Udo de Haes, B P Weidema (2004) · The LCIA Midpoint-damage Framework of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 9(6):394-404.
- S Suh (2004) · Functions, commodities and environmental impacts in an ecological economic model. Ecological Economics 48(4):451-467.
- S Suh, M Lenzen, G Treloar, H Hondo, A Horvath, G Huppes, O Jolliet, U Klann, W Krewitt, Y Moriguchi, J Munksgaard, G A Norris (2004) · System boundary selection for life cycle inventories using hybrid approaches. Environmental Science & Technology 38(3):657-664.
- G Rebitzer, T Ekvall, R Fischknecht, D Hunkeler, G A Norris, T Rydbverg, W-P Schmidt, S Suh, B P Weidema, D W Pennington (2004) · Life Cycle Assessment. Part 1: Framework, goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, and applications. Environment International 30(5):701-720.
- T Ekvall, B P Weidema (2004) · System Boundaries and Input Data in Consequential Life Cycle Inventory Analysis. International Journal of LCA 9(3):161-171.
- K Christiansen. (2004) · Background paper on environmental and risk aspects of nanotechnology. Copenhagen: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
- B P Weidema (2004) · Life cycle system delimitiation - an option or a must for EMA?. Presentation for EMAN conference, Lüneburg, 2004.03.04-05.
- H Udo de Haes, R Heijungs, S Suh, G Huppes (2004) · Three strategies to overcome the limitations of LCA. Journal of Industrial Ecology 8(3):19-32.
- S Suh (2004) · A Note on the Calculus for Physical Input-Output Analysis and its Application to Land Appropriation of International Trade Activities. Ecological Economics 48(1):9-17.
- B P Weidema (2003) · Market information in life cycle assessment. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. (Environmental Project no. 863).
- P H Nielsen, AM Nielsen, B P Weidema, R Dalgaard, N Halberg (2003) · LCA food data base. Tjele: Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences.
- B P Weidema (2003) · Environmental training for the food industry. Chapter 15 in Mattsson B, Sonesson U: Environmentally-friendly food processing. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing and CRC Press.
- B P Weidema (2003) · Flexibility for application. Market modelling in LCI databases. Presentation to the International Workshop on LCI-Quality, Karlsruhe, 2003.10.20-21.
- B P Weidema (2003) · Matching bottom-up and top-down for verification and integration of LCI databases. Presentation to the International Workshop on LCI-Quality, Karlsruhe, 2003.10.20-21.
- B P Weidema, E H Petersen, H Øllgaard, N Frees (2003) · Reducing uncertainty in LCI. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. (Environmental project no. 862).
- P Hofstetter, G A Norris (2003) · Why and how should we assess occupational health impacts in integrated product policy? Environmental Science and Technology 37(10):2025-2035.
- P Notten, B P Weidema (2003) · An expert system approach to LCI database management. Presentation to the International Workshop on LCI-Quality, Karlsruhe, 2003.10.20-21.
- P Notten, J Petrie (2003) · An integrated approach to uncertainty assessment in LCA. Presentation to the International Workshop on LCI-Quality, Karlsruhe, 2003.10.20-21.
- O Jolliet, A Brent, M Goedkoop, N Itsubo, R Mueller-Wenk, C Peña, R Schenk, M Stewart, B P Weidema. (2003) · Final report of the LCIA Definition study. Life Cycle Impact Assessment programme of The UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative.
- A M Nielsen, K Christiansen, B P Weidema (2003) · Prioritisation of product groups and product areas in the integrated product policy. Seminar-proceedings.
- B P Weidema (2003) · "Dispersal of invasive species and GMO" and "Use of natural resources". Chapter 11 and chapter 12 (with M Stewart) of the Life Cycle Impact Assessment definition study: Background document III. Analysis of midpoint categories. Life Cycle Impact Assessment programme of The UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative.
- B P Weidema, F Cappellaro, R Carlson, P Notten, A-C Pålsson, A Patyk, E Regalini, F Sacchetto, S Scalbi (2003) · Procedural guideline for collection, treatment, and quality documentation of LCA data. Document LC-TG-23-001 of the CASCADE project.
- G Rebitzer, A Köhler, S Suh, W Klöpffer, O Jolliet, K Saur (2003) · Theory and Practical Implementation of Life Cycle Assessment. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 8(4):235-240.
- B P Weidema, A Inaba, G A Keoleain (2002) · Critical review of the 2002 update of the IISI Worldwide LCI Database for Steel Industry Products. Pp. 82-85 in World Steel Life Cycle Inventory, Methodology Report 1999-2000. Brussels: International Iron and Steel Institute.
- G A Norris (2002) · The Many Dimensions of Uncertainty Analysis in LCA. Athena Sustainable Materials Institute.
- G A Norris, J Segal (2002) · Life cycle sustainable development: an extension of the product life cycle assessment framework to address questions of sustainable consumption and development. Pp. 193-205 in Hertwich E. (ed.): "Life-cycle approaches to sustainable consumption. Workshop proceedings." International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 2002-11-22.
- G A Norris (2002) · Life Cycle Emission Distributions within the Economy: Implications for Life Cycle Impact Assessment, Risk Analysis 22(5):919-930.
- Y Nishioka, J I Levy, G A Norris, A Wilson, P Hofstetter, J D Spengler (2002) · Integrating Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study of Insulation. Risk Analysis 22(5):1003 - 1017.
- G A Norris (2002) · Impact characterization in the tool for the reduction and assessment of chemical and other environmental impacts: Methods for acidification, eutrophication, and ozone Formation. Journal of Industrial Ecology 6(3&4):79-101.
- J C Bare, G A Norris, D W Pennington, T McKone (2002) · TRACI: The Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and other environmental Impacts. Journal of Industrial Ecology 6(3&4):49-78.
- Y Hansen, P Notten, J G Petrie (2002) · The Environmental Impact of Ash Management in Coal-Based Power Generation. Applied Geochemistry 17(8):1131-1141.
- B P Weidema (2002) · Quantifying Corporate Social Responsibility in the value chain. Presentation for the Life Cycle Management Workshop of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative at the ISO TC207 meeting, Johannesburg, 2002-06-12.
- S Suh, G Huppes. (2002) · Missing inventory estimation tool using extended input-output analysis. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 7(3):134-140.
- G A Norris, F Della Croce, O Jolliet (2002) · Energy burdens of conventional wholesale and retail portions of product life cycles. Journal of Industrial Ecology 6(2):59-69.
- A M Nielsen, B P Weidema (2001) · Input/Output-Analysis - Shortcut to life cycle data? Proceedings of a workshop held in Copenhagen on the 29th of September 2000. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. (Environmental Project 581). Annexes only available in HTML: Annex A (workshop programme) and Annex B (participants list).
- B P Weidema, E Lindeijer (2001) · Physical impacts of land use in product life cycle assessment. Final report of the EURENVIRON-LCAGAPS sub-project on land use. Lyngby: Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Technical University of Denmark. (IPL-033-01). Revised version dated 2001.12.31.
- B P Weidema (2001) · Areas of Protection and the Impact Chain. Gate to EHS: Global LCA village. March 2002 p. 1-3. This paper is a contribution to a debate in the SETAC-Europe Working Group on impact assessment, which is fully documented in W. Klöpffer: The Areas of Protection Debate. See also the above paper on land use, which was the context in which some of these ideas were developed.
- B P Weidema (2001) · Two cases of misleading environmental declarations due to system boundary choices. Presentation for the 9th SETAC Europe LCA Case Studies Symposium, Noordwijkerhout, 2001.11.14-15.
- B P Weidema (2001) · LCM - a synthesis of modern management theories. Invited lecture for LCM2001 - The 1st International conference on life cycle management, Copenhagen, 2000.08.26-29.
- G A Norris (2001) · Estimating the value of a life cycle assessment. Pp. 157-162 in proceedings of 1st International conference on life cycle management - LCM2001, Copenhagen, 2001.08.26-29.
- G A Norris, P Yost (2001) · A Transparent, Interactive Software Environment for Communicating Life-Cycle Assessment Results: An Application to Residential Windows. Journal of Industrial Ecology 5(4):15-28.
- J Seppälä, L Basson, G A Norris (2001) · Decision Analysis Frameworks for Life-Cycle Impact Assessment. Journal of Industrial Ecology 5(4):45-68.
- M Huijbregts, G A Norris, R Bretz, A Ciroth, B Maurice, B von Bahr, B P Weidema, A S H de Beaufort (2001) · Framework for Modeling Data Uncertainty in Life Cycle Inventories. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 6(3):127-132.
- B P Weidema (2001) · Avoiding co-product allocation in life-cycle assessment. Journal of Industrial Ecology 4(3):11-33. Also see the addendum containing a further simplification of the presented rules for avoiding allocation.
- G A Norris (2001) · Integrating life cycle cost analysis and LCA. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 6(2):118-120.
- G A Norris (2001) · The requirement for congruence in normalisation. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 6(2):85-88.
- G A Norris (2001) · Integrating economic analysis into LCA. Environmental Quality Management 10(3): 59-64.
- B P Weidema (2000) · Avoiding co-product allocation in a simplified hypothetical refinery. Section 3.9.3.2, pp. 36-41 in Part 2b: Operational annex of J B Guinée, M Gorrée, R Heijungs, G Huppes, R Kleijn, A de Koning, L van Oers, A W Sleeswijk, S Suh, H A Udo de Haes, H de Bruijn, R van Duin, M A J Huijbregts, E Lindeijer, A A H Roorda, B L van der Ven, B P Weidema (2001): LCA - An operational guide to the ISO standard. Leiden: Centre of Environmental Science Leiden University.
- G A Norris (2000) · Life Cycle Emission Distributions Within the Economy — Implications for Applying Risk Assessment. Presentation for Society for Risk Analysis 2000 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 2000.12.03-06.
- B P Weidema (2000) · Methodological progress to meet the needs of users. Invited lecture. Pp. 21-22 in the proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Eco Balance, Tsukuba, 2000.10.31-11.02. Also available in Japanese.
- G A Norris (2000) · Integrating Economic analysis into LCA. Pp. 365-368 in the proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Eco Balance, Tsukuba, 2000.10.31-11.02. Also available in Japanese.
- J Calzoni, N Caspersen, N Dercas, G Gaillard, G Gosse, M Hanegraaf, L Heinzer, N Jungk, A Kool, G Korsuize, M Lechner, B Leviel, R Neumayr, A M Nielsen, P H Nielsen, A Nikolaou, C Panoutsou, A Panvini, A Patyk, J Rathbauer, G A Reinhardt, G Riva, E Smedile, C Stettler, B P Weidema, M Wörgetter, H van Zeijts (2000) · Bioenergy for Europe: Which one fits best? A comparative analysis for the community. Heidelberg: IFEU – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH (Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg).
- SETAC (2000) · Presentation summaries. 8th LCA Case Studies Symposium, Brussels, 2000.11.30. Brussels: SETAC Europe. Order from Setac. Read also the report from the symposium.
- Y Nishioka, J Levy, P Hofstetter, G A Norris, A Wilson, J Spengler (2000) · Regional health effects of demand-side energy management using exposure efficiency. Pp. 209-212 in the proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Eco Balance, Tsukuba, 2000.10.31-11.02. Also available in Japanese.
- Y Nishioka, P Hofstetter, J I Levy, G A Norris, J D Spengler (2000) · Estimating the Public Health Benefits of Increased Residential Insulation: A Risk Assessment/Life Cycle Assessment Approach. Presentation for Society for Risk Analysis 2000 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 2000.12.03-06.
- B P Weidema (2000) · Can resource depletion be omitted from environmental impact assessments? Poster presentation to the 3rd SETAC World Congress, Brighton 2000.05.21-25.
- B P Weidema (2000) · The SPOLD information system for LCI data - a global solution to LCI data exchange. Poster presentation to the 3rd SETAC World Congress, Brighton 2000.05.21-25.
- D W Pennington, G A Norris, T. Hoagland, J C Bare (2000) · Comparison metrics for life cycle impact assessment and process design. Environmental Progress 19(2): 83-91.
- G A Norris (2000) · Advances in normalization and weighting for North American LCA. Presentation for the International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment: Tools for Sustainability, Washington D C, 2000.04.25-27.
- G A Norris, Fisk III P, McLennan J (2000) · Key inputs and leverage to green construction projects. In proceedings of SB2000. Best: Aeneas Technical Publishers, tel: (+31) 499 335833; fax: (+31) 499 335830.
- B P Weidema, M J G Meeusen (eds.) (2000) · Agricultural data for life cycle assessments. Vol. 1 & 2. The Hague: Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI). Report 2.00.01. 189+157 pages. ISBN 90-5242-563-9. Available for NLG 120 from LEI.
- B P Weidema (2000) · LCA developments for promoting sustainability. Invited keynote lecture for 2nd National Conference on LCA, Melbourne, 2000.02.23-24.
- B P Weidema (2000) · SPOLD Data Exchange Software. A software to create, edit, view, import and export data sets for environmental life cycle inventories using the SPOLD data format. Brussels: SPOLD.
- H-L Pesonen, T Ekvall, G Fleischer, G Huppes, C Jahn, Z S Klos, G Rebitzer, G W Sonnemann, A Tintinelli, B P Weidema, H Wenzel (2000) · Framework for Scenario Development in LCA. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 5(1):21-30.
- CODATA Working Group on Environmental Life Cycle Inventories (1999) · Use of life cycle data in industrial design. Draft report on the development needs. Lyngby: Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Technical University of Denmark.
- B P Weidema (1999) · A reply to the aluminium industry: Each market has its own marginal. Letter to the Editor re. previously published article on Marginal production technologies for LCI's. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 4(6):309-310.
- B P Weidema (1999) · System expansions to handle co-products of renewable materials. Pp. 45-48 in Presentation Summaries of the 7th LCA Case Studies Symposium. Brussels: SETAC-Europe.
- B P Weidema, N. Frees, A.M Nielsen (1999) · Marginal Production Technologies for Life Cycle Inventories. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 4(1):48-56.
- T Ekvall , N Frees, P H Nielsen, L Person, A Ryberg, B P Weidema, M S Wesnaes, J Widheden (1998) · Life cycle assessment on packaging systems for beer and soft drinks. Main report. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. (Environmental Project 399).
- B P Weidema (1998) · New developments in the methodology for life cycle assessment. Pp. 47-50 in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Ecobalance, Tsukuba 1998.11.25-27 (Read the handout, which is an expanded version of the paper appearing in the proceedings) (Also available in Japanese)
- B P Weidema (1998) · Multi-User Test of the Data Quality Matrix for Product Life Cycle Inventory. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 3(5):259-265.
- B P Weidema (1998) · Application typologies for life cycle assessment - A review. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 3(4):237- 240.
- A Ryberg, T Ekvall, L Person, B P Weidema (1998) · Life cycle assessment on packaging systems for beer and soft drinks. Aluminium cans. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. (Environmental Project 402).
- L Person, T Ekvall, B P Weidema (1998) · Life cycle assessment on packaging systems for beer and soft drinks. Disposable PET bottles. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. (Environmental Project 405).
- L Person, T Ekvall, B P Weidema (1998) · Life cycle assessment on packaging systems for beer and soft drinks. Refillable PET bottles. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency. (Environmental Project 404).
- N Frees, B P Weidema (1998) · Life cycle assessment on packaging systems for beer and soft drinks. Energy and transport scenarios. Copenhagen: Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Project 406).
- B P Weidema, B Mortensen (1997) · Results of a test of LCA-software with statistical functionality. Note for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. Lyngby: Institute for Product Development. The .pdf-file provided here does not contain the annex. Please note that this is not an assessment of LCA-software on the market, but an assessment of the statistical functionality of software at the beta-stage. An "LCA software survey" is available at SEK 500.00 excl. shipping costs from Annika Westergren of IVF.
- B P Weidema, M S Wesnaes, H L Erichsen, T Rydberg, E Eriksson, L Person, N Frees (1997) · Life cycle assessment on packaging systems for beer and soft drinks. Report A: Definition of goal and scope. Results of preliminary investigation. 116 pages, unpublished.
- B P Weidema (1997) · Guidelines for critical review of life cycle assessments. 15 pages.
- A Singhofen, C Hemming, B P Weidema, L Grisel, R Bretz, B de Smet, D Russell (1996) · Life Cycle Inventory Data: Development of a common format. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 1(3):171-178.
- B P Weidema, M S Wesnaes (1996) · Data quality management for life cycle inventories - an example of using data quality indicators. Journal of CleanerProduction 4(3-4):167-174.
- B P Weidema (1996) · Improving the performance of LCA. Pp. 247-252 in Proceedings of the 2. International Conference on EcoBalance, Tsukuba, 18.-20. november 1996 (also available in Japanese pp. 210-213 in japanese version of proceedings).
- G A Norris, H E Marshall (1996) · Multiattribute Decision Analysis Method for Evaluating Buildings and Building Systems. Washington DC: National Institute of Standards & Technology. Publication no. PB96-158670. Available for USD 84 (+ USD 8 for airmail) on supply of credit card details and complete shipping address to fax no. +1 703 605 6900 or by e-mail to Mildred Johnson at NIST.