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The National Minerals Information Center produces reports on materials flow, recycling, supply chain, and sustainability. These publications describe the flow of materials from source to ultimate disposition to help better understand the economy, manage the use of natural resources, and protect the environment.
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A note on scrap in the 1992 U.S. input-output tables
20th century U.S. mineral prices decline in constant dollars
Materials and energy flows in the earth science century : summary of a workshop held by the USGS [in Reston] in November 1998
Total materials consumption; an estimation methodology and example using lead; a materials flow analysis
Materials Flow and Sustainability
Consumption of materials in the United States, 1900-1995
Aggregates from natural and recycled sources; economic assessments for construction applications; a materials flow study
Crushed cement concrete substitution for construction aggregates; a materials flow analysis
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The National Minerals Information Center produces reports on materials flow, recycling, supply chain, and sustainability. These publications describe the flow of materials from source to ultimate disposition to help better understand the economy, manage the use of natural resources, and protect the environment.
Commodity Statistics and Information page lists statistical periodicals and special studies.
Materials Flow page provides general and specific commodity reports.
Commodity Statistics and InformationCommodity Statistics and InformationInternational Minerals Statistics and InformationInternational Minerals Statistics and InformationMaterials FlowMaterials Flow - Publications
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Filter Total Items: 81A note on scrap in the 1992 U.S. input-output tables
Introduction A key concern of industrial ecology and life cycle analysis is the disposal and recycling of scrap. One might conclude that the U.S. input-output tables are appropriate tools for analyzing scrap flows. Duchin, for instance, has suggested using input-output analysis for industrial ecology, indicating that input-output economics can trace the stocks and flows of energy and other maAuthorsGeorge M. Swisko20th century U.S. mineral prices decline in constant dollars
Price indexes developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicate that the long-term constant dollar price of key U.S. mineral raw materials declined over the last century, even though the need for mineral raw materials increased during the same period. Technologies and reduced production costs have allowed mineral production to remain profitable, while lower priced mineral products from domesAuthorsDaniel E. Sullivan, John L. Sznopek, Lorie A. WagnerMaterials and energy flows in the earth science century : summary of a workshop held by the USGS [in Reston] in November 1998
For the 21st century, the USGS and many others throughout government, academia, and the private sector carry a hopeful vision of better solutions to the problems of depleting natural resources and creating excessive wastes. For this effort, investigators are engaging in whole system views of the human condition using the tools of materials and energy flow accounting and industrial ecology.AuthorsWilliam M. Brown(compiler), Grecia Matos, Daniel E. SullivanTotal materials consumption; an estimation methodology and example using lead; a materials flow analysis
Materials consumption estimates, such as apparent consumption of raw materials, can be important indicators of sustainability. Apparent consumption of raw materials does not account for material contained in manufactured products that are imported or exported and may thus under- or over-estimate total consumption of materials in the domestic economy. This report demonstrates a methodology to measuAuthorsMarilyn B. Biviano, Lorie A. Wagner, Daniel E. SullivanMaterials Flow and Sustainability
Materials extracted from the Earth are necessary to produce our most fundamental needs – food, clothing, and shelter. Materials are needed to maintain and improve our standard of living. Understanding the whole system of materials flow, from source to ultimate disposition, can help us better manage the use of natural resources and protect the environment.AuthorsJohn L. Sznopek, William M. BrownConsumption of materials in the United States, 1900-1995
The flows of nonfood and nonfuel materials through the economy have significant impact on our lives and the world around us. Growing populations and economies demand more goods, services, and infrastructure. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the types of materials consumed in the United States have significantly changed. In 1900, on a per-weight basis, almost half of the materials consAuthorsG. Matos, L. WagnerAggregates from natural and recycled sources; economic assessments for construction applications; a materials flow study
Increased amounts of recycled materials are being used to supplement natural aggregates (derived from crushed stone, sand and gravel) in road construction. An understanding of the economics and factors affecting the level of aggregates recycling is useful in estimating the potential for recycling and in assessing the total supply picture of aggregates. This investigation includes a descriptive anaAuthorsDavid R. Wilburn, Thomas G. GoonanCrushed cement concrete substitution for construction aggregates; a materials flow analysis
An analysis of the substitution of crushed cement concrete for natural construction aggregates is performed by using a materials flow diagram that tracks all material flows into and out of the cement concrete portion of the products made with cement concrete: highways, roads, and buildings. Crushed cement concrete is only one of the materials flowing into these products, and the amount of crushedAuthorsThomas Kelly - News
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