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Environmental Profiles of Paper vs. Electronic UC-CEAS Annual Reports
Citation:
INGWERSEN, W., M. A. CURRAN, M. GONZALEZ, AND T. HAWKINS. Environmental Profiles of Paper vs. Electronic UC-CEAS Annual Reports. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/S-11/001, 2011.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
In 2010, the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (UC-CEAS) created a new electronic format for the Annual Report that could be distributed through the college’s website to replace the prior print version. In order to determine the environmental consequences of this decision, the college collaborated with the US EPA’s Sustainable Technology Division to apply a technique called life cycle assessment (LCA) to determine the environmental impacts of both the prior print and new electronic versions of the report. For further information, contact Wesley Ingwersen at ingwersen.wesley@epa.gov