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Title: Life-cycle inventory of harwood forest resources in the eastern United States.

Source: Res. in Prog. RIP-4851-028. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 2 p.

Author(s)Bergman, Richard; Wang, Jingxin

Publication Year: 2020  View PDF »

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Category: Research In Progress

Abstract: 

 

The United States is a major player in the world marketplace for hardwood products. Wood is renewable, requires relatively little energy to manufacture, and provides important economic value and jobs to rural areas.



Keywords: Life-cycle inventory; hardwood forest; eastern United States

Publication Review Process: Non-Refereed (Other)

File size: 371 kb(s)

Date posted: 03/10/2021
RITS Product ID: 10123
Current FPL Scientist associated with this product
Bergman, Richard
Research Forest Products Technologist
  

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