Useful Links for conducting LCAs

• http://www.portworld.com/map/: Port to port distances (in nautical miles)
• http://www.csgnetwork.com/nsmilekmconverter.html: Converter from nautical miles to kilometers
• http://www.pre-sustainability.com/lca-discussion-list: LCA Search engine
• http://www.pre.nl/simapro/manuals/default.htm#database: Link to manuals on various LCI libraries (databases), including ecoinvent
• http://joshmadison.com/article/convert-for-windows/: Free conversion tool that converts lots of units
• http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/2010_MSW_Tables_and_Figures_508.pdf: EPA report on municipal solid waste in the US
• http://www.lca-net.com/publications/critical_review/ : Guidelines for Critical Review of a Product LCA
• http://web.worldbank.org: Environmental and social data on a global, regional, and country basis
• http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/dataset2.vm?id=1: The European ELCD database (System level processes only)
• http://www.lcacenter.org/LCA9/presentations/224.pdf: Info to help decide which electricity mix to use under which circumstance: country grid vs. local grid vs. site specific mix

Other useful links:

• Sylvatica - LCA & TCA consulting services
• AIChE - Institute for Sustainability
• PRé - Life Cycle Consultants
• ifu - Providers of Umberto Software
• Bridges to Sustainability - Sustainability Advisory Services
• UNEP LCI - United Nations Environmental Program Life Cycle Initiative
• Earthster - Sustainability Tools for Supply Chains
• New Earth - A global resource for building a better world.