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Bauman, H., and A. Tillman. Hitch Hiker's Guide To LCA: An Orientation in Life Cycle Assessment Methodology and Application. Lund, Sweden: Studentlitteratur AB, 2004, chapters 1, 3, 4, and 5. ISBN: 9789144023649.

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United Nations Environment Program. Life Cycle Assessment: What it is and How to do it . 1996.
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Weidema, Bo. "Avoiding Co-Product Allocation in Life-Cycle Assessment." Journal of Industrial Ecology 4, no. 3 (2001): 11-33.

Ekvall, Tomas. "A Market-based Approach to Allocation at Open-loop Recycling." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 29 (2000): 91-109.

Bengtsson, Magnus, and Bengt Steen. "Weighting in LCA - Approaches and Applications." Environmental Progress 19, no. 2 (Summer 2000): 101-110.

Heijungs, Reinout, and Rene Kleijn. "Numerical Approaches Towards Life Cycle Interpretation." Int J LCA 6, no. 3 (2001): 141-148.

Finnveden, Göran. "Methodological Aspects of Life Cycle Assessment of Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 26 (1999): 173-187.

Moll, Stephan, Stefan Bringezu, and Helmu Schuetz. "Resource Use in European Countries." Environment and Energy. Wuppertal Report No. 1. Wuppertal Institute for Climate (December 2005). (PDF - 2.2 MB)^#

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