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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > sustainability science and engineering > industrial ecology > materials life cycle > product life cycle

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental sustainability > industrial ecology > materials life cycle > product life cycle

Preferred Term:

product life cycle

Definition:

All stages of a product's development, from extraction of fuel for power to production, marketing, use and disposal.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Full

Broader Concept:

materials life cycle

Entry Terms:

life cycle of a product
life cycle of products

URI:

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136882

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