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Environmental assessment of air to water machines—triangulation to manage scope uncertainty

Environmental assessment of air to water machines—triangulation to manage scope uncertainty Considering the principal environmental issues related to these systems, air-to-water machines significantly underperform bottled water coolers. A simple refrigerator has the capacity to perform multiple functions and therefore outperform both the bottled and atmospheric water options once allocation of burdens is considered. These conclusions are supported by all three perspectives examined to manage uncertainty. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Springer Journals

Environmental assessment of air to water machines—triangulation to manage scope uncertainty

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2013 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Subject
Environment; Environment, general; Environmental Economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental Chemistry
ISSN
0948-3349
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1614-7502
DOI
10.1007/s11367-013-0568-2
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Abstract

Considering the principal environmental issues related to these systems, air-to-water machines significantly underperform bottled water coolers. A simple refrigerator has the capacity to perform multiple functions and therefore outperform both the bottled and atmospheric water options once allocation of burdens is considered. These conclusions are supported by all three perspectives examined to manage uncertainty.

Journal

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment – Springer Journals

Published: Mar 27, 2013

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