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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > sustainability science and engineering > industrial ecology > life cycle assessment > product system > unit process
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental sustainability > industrial ecology > life cycle assessment > product system > unit process
Preferred Term:

unit process

Definition:
A discrete process that is part of a product system for which data are collected when developing a life cycle inventory for the product system.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
product system
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137802
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