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In this text, experts share their insights on environmental metrics. The volume explores the most productive relationship between measures of environmental performance and measures of ecosystem conditions. It reviews current appraoches, evaluating structures for business decision-making, and includes a matrix for determining the environmental performance of industrial facilities.

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Author:   National Academy of Engineering ,  Peter C. Schulze ,  National Academy of Sciences
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309054416

ISBN 10:   0309054419
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   19 June 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Overview: Measures of Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Condition; 3 Life-Cycle Analysis: Net Energy Expenditure: A Method for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Technologies; 4 Life-Cycle Analysis: The Role of Evaluation and Strategy; 5 Defining the Environmentally Responsible Facility; 6 Accounting Methods: Measuring Pollution-Prevention Performance; 7 Accounting for Natural Resources in Income and Productivity Measurements; 8 Environmental Performance Standards for Farming and Ranching; 9 Use of Materials Balances to Estimate Aggregate Waste Generation in the United States; 10 National Material Metrics for Industrial Ecology; 11 Information for Managers: Environmental Measures: Developing an Environmental Decision-Support Structure; 12 Bioassays: A Critique of Effluent Bioassays; 13 Insights from Ambient Toxicity Testing; 14 Measuring Environmental Performance through Comprehensive River Studies; 15 Biological Criteria for Water Resource Management; 16 TVA's Approach to Ecological Health Assessment in Streams and Reservoirs; 17 Biographical Data; 18 Index

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