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BL
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692157
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b514346
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| Main Entry
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Ashby, M. F.
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| Title & Author
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Materials and the environment : : eco-informed material choice /\ Michael F. Ashby.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;Boston :: Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier,, c2009.
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| Page. NO
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xi, 385 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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1856176088 (pbk.)
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: 9781856176088 (pbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : material dependence -- Resource consumption and its drivers -- The materials life cycle -- End of first life : a problem or a resource? -- The long reach of legislation -- Ecodata : values, sources, precision -- Eco-audits and eco-audit tools -- Selection strategies -- Eco-informed material selection -- Sustainability : living on renewables -- The bigger picture : future options -- Material profiles -- Appendix : useful numbers and conversions.
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| Abstract
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"As concerns for the environment grows, there is a corresponding trend to incorporate sustainability into engineering education. Materials and the Environment addresses this growing concern with this full-length text devoted exclusively to the environmental aspects of materials."--BOOK JACKET.
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| Subject
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Materials-- Environmental aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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620.11
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| LC Classification
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TA403.6.A84 2009
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