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A agriculture and agricultural
absolute metrics, 109–110 products, 46, 86, 128, 152–153,
accountability, 13, 63, 97, 176, 309 154, 170, 177, 281, 290. See also
accounting. See also performance biofuels; biomass
indicators and metrics air pollutants, 86, 252, 375
environmental, 13, 187–189, 201 Airbus, 240
life cycle, 187–189, 380 aircraft routing, 345
acidification, 180, 248, 358 Alcoa, 46, 307, 308–311, 372
activity-based costing, 188 algae, 70, 180, 326, 335
acute effects, 375 Allen, Joe, 202
acute exposure/effect, 375 Alliance for Environmental
acute hazard, 156 Innovation, 46
acute risks, 185 alternative energy, 334, 347–348,
adaptability, 149, 364 359
adaptation, xvi, 153, 304, 365 alternative fuels, 62, 243, 247, 311,
additionality, 32 351–352, 375
adhesives, 144–145, 147–148, 209, aluminum, 147, 203, 219, 239, 245,
255, 294 284, 308, 310. See also Alcoa
Advanced Image Resources, 254 aluminum oxide dust, 311
after-tax operating profit, 59–60 Amazon, 345
Agenda 21, 22, 23 American Beverage Association,
aggregation, 113–114, 169, 181 147
agility, 157 American Chemical Society, 252,
agricultural chemicals, 251, 265
258–260 American Chemistry Council,
agricultural feedstocks, 301 208, 251
agricultural pressures, 154, 177, American Electric Power (AEP),
281, 290 329–333, 372
agricultural residues, 305, 311, 326 American Electronics Association,
agricultural servicization, 133 6, 219

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