Wood in Our Future: The Role of Life-Cycle Analysis: Proceedings of a Symposium

by National Research Council and Board on Agriculture

The United States produces 25% of the world's wood output, and wood supports a major segment of the U.S. industrial base. Trees provide fiber, resins, oils, pulp, food, paper, pharmaceuticals, fuel, many products used in home construction, and numerous other products. The use of wood as a raw material must consider production efficiencies and natural resource conservation as well as efficient, profitable use of solid wood, its residues, and by-products.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309057450
• ISBN13: 9780309057455
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"