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Refereed Journal Articles

• McKechnie, J., Colombo,S., Cheng, J., Mabee, W., MacLean, H.L. Forest Bioenergy or Forest Carbon? Assessing Trade-offs in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation with Wood-based Fuels. Environmental Science & Technology. Accepted November 17, 2010
• Mohareb, E.A., MacLean, H.L., Kennedy, C.A. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste Management - Assessment of Quantification Methods. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Accepted November 10, 2010.
• Spatari, S. MacLean, H.L. Characterizing Model Uncertainties in the Life Cycle of Lignocellulose-based Ethanol Fuels. Submitted to Environmental Science & Technology. 2010. 44(22). 8773-8780.
• McKellar, J., Bergerson, J., MacLean, H.L. Replacing Natural Gas in Alberta’s Oil Sands: Trade-offs Associated with Alternative Fossil Fuels. Energy and Fuels. 2010. 24. 1687-1695.
• Zhang, Y., Joshi, S., MacLean, HL. Can Ethanol Alone Meet California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard? An Evaluation of Feedstock and Conversion Alternatives. Environmental Research Letters. 2010. 5. 1-14.
• Zhang, Y., McKechnie, J., Cormier, D., Lyng, R., Mabee, W., Ogino, A., MacLean, H.L. Life Cycle Emissions and Cost of Producing Electricity from Coal, Natural Gas and Wood Pellets in Ontario, Canada. Environmental Science & Technology. 2010. 44(1). 538-544.
• Spatari, S., Bagley, D.M., MacLean, H.L. Life Cycle Evaluation of Emerging Lignocellulosic Ethanol Conversion Technologies, Bioresource Technology. 2010. 101. 654-667.
• Kumarappan, S., Joshi, S., MacLean, H.L. Biomass Supply for Biofuel Production: Estimates for the United States and Canada. BioResources 2009. 4(3). 1070-1087.
• McIntyre, J., Spatari, S., MacLean, H.L. Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trade-offs of Recycled Concrete Aggregate Use in Nonstructural Concrete: A North American Case Study. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 2009. 15(4). 361-370.
• McKellar, J.M., Charpentier, A.D., Bergerson, J.A., MacLean, H.L. A Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Perspective on Liquid Fuels from Canadian and U.S. Unconventional Fossil Sources. International Journal on Global Warming. 2009. 1(1/2/3). 160-178.
• Charpentier, A.D., Bergerson, J.A., MacLean, H.L. Understanding the Canadian Oil Sands Industry’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Environmental Research Letters. 2009. 4. 1-11.
• MacLean, H.L., Spatari, S. Contribution of Enzymes and Process Chemicals to the Life Cycle of Ethanol. Environmental Research Letters. 2009. 4. 1-10.
• Gronowska, M., Joshi, S., MacLean, H.L. A Review of Canadian and U.S. Biomass Supply Studies. BioResources. 2009. 4(1). 341-369.
• Zhang, Y., Habibi, S., MacLean, H.L. Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Bioenergy in Ontario, Canada. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 2007. 57(8). 919-933.
• Zhang, Q., Karney, B., MacLean, H.L., Feng, J. Life-Cycle Inventory of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Two Hydropower Projects in China. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 2007. 13(4). 271-279.
• Main, M., Joseph, A., Zhang, Y. MacLean, H.L. Assessing the Energy Potential of Agricultural Bioenergy Pathways for Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 2007. 87(4). 781-792.
• Norman J., Charpentier, A., MacLean, H.L. Canada-U.S. Trade and Manufacturing: Implications for Life-Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Environmental Science and Technology. 2007. 41(5). 1523-1532.
• Duval, D., MacLean, H.L. The Role of Product Information in Automotive Plastics Recycling: A Financial and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2007. 15(11-12). 1158-1168.
• Kalogo, Y., Habibi, S., MacLean, H.L., Joshi, S. Environmental Implications of Municipal Solid Waste to Ethanol Conversion. Environmental Science & Technology. 2007. 41(1). 35-41.
• Sahely, H.R., MacLean, H.L., Monteith, H.D., Bagley, D.M. Comparison of On-site and Upstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Canadian Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. 2006. 5(5). 405-415.
• Fleming, J.S., Habibi, S., MacLean, H.L. Brinkman, N. Evaluating the Sustainability of Producing Hydrogen from Biomass through Well-to-Wheel Analyses. Society of Automotive Engineers Transactions. 2005-01-1552. 2005 Journal of Materials and Manufacturing. 2005. Book No. V114-5. 729-745.
• Spatari, S., Zhang, Y, MacLean, H.L. Life Cycle Assessment of Switchgrass and Corn Stover – Derived Ethanol Fueled Automobiles. Environmental Science & Technology. 2005. 39(24). 9750-9758.
• Norman, J., MacLean, H.L., Kennedy, C. Comparing High and Low Residential Density: A Life Cycle Analysis of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 2006. 132(1). 10-21.
• Fleming, J.S., Habibi, S., MacLean, H.L. Investigating the Sustainability of Lignocellulose-derived Light-Duty Vehicle Fuels through Life Cycle Analysis. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 2006. 11(2). 146-159.
• Wang, L., MacLean, H.L., Adams, B.J. Water Resources Management in Beijing Using Economic Input-Output Modeling. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 32(4). 2005. 753-764.
• Monteith, H.D., Sahely, H.R., MacLean, H.L., Bagley, D.M. A Rational Procedure for Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants. Water Environment Research. 77(4). 2005. 390-403.
• Kennedy, C., MacLean, H.L., Miller, E., Shalaby, A. Four Pillars of Sustainable Urban Transportation. Transport Reviews. 25(4). 2005. 393-414.
• Bjorn, A., Declerq-Lopez, L., Spatari, S., MacLean, H.L. Decision Support for Sustainable Development using a Canadian Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment Model. Special issue on sustainable development. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 32(1). 2005. 16-29.
• Filion, Y.R., MacLean, H.L., Karney, B.W. Life-Cycle Energy Analysis of a Water Distribution System. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 2004. 10(3). 120-130.
• MacLean, H.L., Lave, L.B., Griffin, M. Alternative Transport Fuels for the Future. International Journal of Vehicle Design. 35(1-2). 2004. 27-49. (Invited paper)
• MacLean, H.L., Lave, L.B. Life Cycle Assessment of Automobile/Fuel Options. Environmental Science & Technology. 37(23). 2003. 5445-5452. (Invited paper)
• MacLean, H.L. and L.B. Lave. Evaluating Automobile Fuel/Propulsion Technologies. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 29(1). 2003. 1-69. (Invited paper)
• Matthews, H.S., Lave, L.B. and H.L. MacLean. Life Cycle Impact Assessment: A Challenge for Risk Analysts. Risk Analysis. 22(5). 2002. 853-860.
• Lave, L.B. and H.L. MacLean. An Environmental-Economic Evaluation of Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Toyota’s Prius versus its Conventional Internal Combustion Engine Corolla. Transportation Research Part D. 7(2). 2002. 155-162.
• Lave, L.B., Griffin, W.M., and H. L MacLean. The Ethanol Answer to Carbon Emissions. Issues in Science and Technology. 2001. 18(2). 73-78.
• Lave, L.B. and H.L. MacLean. Are Hybrid Vehicles Worth It? IEEE Spectrum. 38(3). 2001. 47-50.
• MacLean, H. L., and L.B. Lave. Environmental Implications of Alternative-Fueled Automobiles: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Tradeoffs. Environmental Science & Technology. 34(2). 2000. 225-231.
• MacLean, H. L., L. B. Lave, R. L. Lankey, and S. Joshi. A Life Cycle Comparison of Alternative Automobile Fuels. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 50(10). 2000. 1769-1779.
• Lave, L.B., MacLean, H.L., Hendrickson, C.T., and R. Lankey. A Life-Cycle Analysis of Alternative Automobile Fuel-Propulsion Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. 34(17). 2000. 3598-3605.
• MacLean, H. L., and L. B. Lave. A Life Cycle Model of an Automobile. Environmental Science & Technology. 32(3). 1998. 322A-330A.

Books and Chapters in Books

• Zhang, Y., Spatari, S., McKechnie, J., MacLean, H.L. Environmental life cycle assessment of lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production. Biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. K. Waldron, Editor. Woodhead Publishing Ltd. 2010.
• MacLean, H.L., Duchin, F., Hagelüken,C., Halada, K., Kesler, S., Moriguchi, Y., Mueller, D., Norgate, T., Reuter, M., van der Voet, E. Mineral Resources: Stocks, Flows and Prospects. Ernst Strungmann Forum on Measuring Sustainability. 2010.
• MacLean, H.L. Electricity's Role in Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Energy Use. Electricity Workshop. University of Toronto. 2010.
• Matthews, H. S., F. McMichael, L. Lave, MacLean, H.L. Life Cycle Analysis as a Tool for Product Design. In Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, edited by K. H. J. Buschow, et al.: Pergamon. 2008.
• Hendrickson, C.T., Lave, L.B., Matthews, H.S., Horvath, A., Joshi, S., McMichael, F.C., MacLean, H., Cicas, G., Matthews, D., Bergerson, J. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Goods and Services. Resources for the Future (RFF) Press. 2006.
• Matthews, S., L. Lave, MacLean, H. Life Cycle Impact Analysis: A Challenge for Risk Analysts. In Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice. Paustenbach, D. Ed. Wiley Inc. 2002.

Other Publications in Journals/Magazines

• MacLean, H.L. Improving Sustainability. Autoplant Supplement. March 2005. 26.
• Duval, D., MacLean, H.L. Keeping the Options Open. Environmental Finance. 6(2). 2004. 29.

Refereed Conference Papers

• Fleming, J., Habibi, S., MacLean, H.L., Brinkman, N. Evaluating the Sustainability of Producing Hydrogen from Biomass through Well-to-Wheel Analyses. 2005 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, April 11-14, 2005. Detroit, MI.  2005-01-1552.
• MacLean, H.L., Lave, L.B., Griffin, M., Joshi, S. Evaluation of Lignocellulosic Ethanol to Fuel the USA-Canadian Light Duty Transportation Fleet.  Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers Environmental Sustainability Conference, April 8-10, 2002. Graz, Austria.  2001-01-3739.
• Lave, L.B., MacLean, H.L. An Environmental-Economic Evaluation of Hybrid Electric and other Advanced Vehicles.  Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers Environmental Sustainability Conference, April 8-10, 2002. Graz, Austria.  2001-01-3738.
• Lave, L.B., MacLean, H.L., Cobas-Flores, E. Evaluating the Environmental Advantages of Advanced Vehicles. Future Transportation Technologies Conference. Society of Automotive Engineers. Conference, August, 2000. CA.  2000-01-3102.
• MacLean, H.L., Lave, L.B. Addressing Vehicle Equivalency to Facilitate Meaningful Automobile Comparisons. Society of Automotive Engineers, Total Life Cycle Conference, April 26-28, 2000. Detroit, MI.  2000-01-1474.
• MacLean, H.L., Lave, L.B. Alternative Vehicle Power Sources:  Towards a Life Cycle Inventory Meeting Where Presented: Total Life Cycle Conference and Exposition, April 26-28, 2000. Detroit, MI.  2000-01-1478.
• Joshi, S., Lave, L., MacLean, H., Lankey, R. A Life Cycle Comparison of Alternative Transportation Fuels.  Society of Automotive Engineers, Total Life Cycle Conference, April 26-28, 2000. Detroit, MI.  2000-01-1516.
• Lankey, R., McMichael, F., Lave, L., MacLean, H., Joshi, S. Alternative Vehicle Power Sources: Towards a Life Cycle Inventory. Society of Automotive Engineers, Total Life Cycle Conference, April 26-28, 2000. Detroit, MI.  2000-01-1478.
• Lave, L.B., MacLean, H.L., Lankey, R., Joshi, S., Hendrickson, C., McMichael, F., Horvath, A. Life Cycle Inventories of Conventional and Alternative Automobile Fuel/Propulsion Systems: Summary and Conclusions. Society of Automotive Engineers, Total Life Cycle Conference, April 26-28, 2000. Detroit, MI.  2000-01-1504.
• Lave, L. B., Joshi, S., MacLean, H. L., Horvath, A., Hendrickson, C. T.,  McMichael,  F. C., Cobas-Flores, E. Environmental Input-Output Life Cycle Analysis: A Summary of Results Including a Comparison with the SETAC Approach.  Proceedings of the Total Life Cycle Conference Society of Automotive Engineers, December, 1998. Graz, Austria.  982200.

Non-refereed Conference Papers

• Kalogo, Y., Dunnett, D., Bagley, D.M., MacLean, H.L., Monteith, H.D. Including External Costs in On-Site Energy Recovery Decisions. 78th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2005. Washington, DC.
• Liu, J., Kalogo, Y., Bagley, D.M., MacLean, H.L., Monteith, H.D. Assessing Cost-effective Energy Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Wastewater Solids Using a Life-Cycle Costing Tool. 78th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2005. Washington, DC.
• Monteith, H.D., Bagley, D.M., MacLean, H.L., Kalogo, Y. Cost Effective Energy Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Wastewater Solids. 78th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2005. Washington, DC.
• Wong, V., Bagley, D.M., Kalogo, Y., MacLean, H.L., Monteith, H.D. Comparison of Full-Scale Biogas Energy Recovery Alternatives. 78th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference of the Water Environment Federation, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2005. Washington, DC.
• Ferguson, T. M., Norman J., MacLean, H.L. Moving Towards Sustainable Design through the Utilization of Economics Input-Output-Based Life Cycle Assessment Methods. The Second Canadian Design Engineering Network (CDEN) International Conference, July 18-20, 2005. Kananaskis, AB.
• Kennedy, C.A., Miller E.J., Karney, B.W., Pressnail, K.D., McCabe, B.Y., MacLean, H.L, Vanderburg, W.H., Adams, B.J. Urban Morphology and Infrastructure: Implications for a Sustainable Future. 1st Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Specialty Conference on Infrastructure Technologies, Management and Policy, June 2-4, 2005. Toronto, ON.
• Kuber, K., Kalogo, Y., MacLean, H., Monteith, H. Environmental Impact of Recovering Energy from Anaerobic Digested Biogas. Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) 34th Technical Symposium, April 17-19, 2005. Huntsville, ON.
• Liu, J., Kalogo, Y., Bagley, D., MacLean, H., Monteith, H. Life Cycle Cost Tool for Determining the Cost-effectiveness of Recovering Energy from Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Solids. WEAO 34th Technical Symposium, April 17-19, 2005. Huntsville, ON.
• Liu, J., Kalogo, Y. Bagley, D.M., MacLean, H.L., Monteith, H. Life Cycle Cost Tool for Determining Cost-effectiveness of Recovering Energy from Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Solids. WEAO 33rd Technical Symposium. April, 2004.
• Monteith, H.D., Sahely, H.R., MacLean, H.L., Bagley, D.M. A Life-Cycle Approach for Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Canadian Wastewater Treatment. WEFTEC 03, Water Environment Federation Technical Exposition and Conference, October 11-15, 2003. Los Angeles, CA.
• MacLean, H.L., Sahely, H., Monteith, H., Bagley, D.  Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Canadian Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants. WEAO 32nd Technical Symposium. March 31-April 1, 2003. Toronto, ON.
• Bjorn, A., MacLean, H.L. A Proposed Model for Evaluating Economy-wide Environmental Impacts in Canada. 10th Annual Conference of the Environmental Studies Association of Canada, June 1-3, 2003. Halifax, NS.
• Powers, S., Zander, A., Theis, T., MacLean, H.L. Workshop on Incorporating Sustainability into the Engineering Curriculum. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professionals, August 11-13, 2002. Toronto, ON.
• Lankey, R., MacLean, H., Sterdis, A. A Case Study in Environmentally Conscious Design: The Wearable Computer. Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, 1997. San Francisco, CA.
• Horvath, A., MacLean, H.L., Hendrickson, C., Lave, L., McMichael, F. International Environmental Performance Measurement in the Electronics Industry. Proceedings of the 1996 International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, 1996, Dallas, TX.