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Life Cycle Assessment of Apparel Consumption in Australia

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 25 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 71 - 111
Published on: Mar 1, 2021
Published by: Riga Technical University
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Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
Apparel consumption,
emission per-capita,
environmental impact,
life cycle assessment
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

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