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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021

Environmental mechanism

System of physical, chemical and biological processes for a given impact category linking the life cycle inventory analysis results to category indicators and to category endpoints.

ISO, 2006a, EN ISO 14040:2006: Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and frameworks. July 2006.

Source category: Standards