Main Title |
Life-cycle assessment, inventory guidelines and principles |
Author |
Vigon, B. W. ;
Tolle, D. A. ;
Cornaby, B. W. ;
Harrison, C. L. ;
Boguski, T. L.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Battelle Columbus Labs., OH. ;Franklin Associates Ltd., Prairie Village, KS.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. |
Publisher |
National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1993 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/R-92-245; EPA-68-C0-0003; PB93139681 |
Stock Number |
PB93-139681 |
Subjects |
Product life cycle ;
Product management
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Additional Subjects |
Life cycles ;
Commodities ;
Inventories ;
Raw materials ;
Acquisition ;
Manufacturing ;
Waste management ;
Environmental impact ;
Life-cycle assessment
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB93-139681 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
108 p. ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
The document describes the three components of a life-cycle assessment (inventory analysis, impact analysis, and improvement analysis) as well as scoping activities, presents a brief overview of the development of the life-cycle assessment process, and develops guidelines and principles for implementation of a product life-cycle assessment. The major stages in a life cycle are raw materials acquisition, manufacturing consumer use/reuse/maintenance, and recycle/waste management. The basic steps of performing a life-cycle inventory (defining the goals and system boundaries, including scoping; gathering and developing data; presenting and reviewing data; and interpreting and communicating results) are presented along with the general issues to be addressed. The system boundaries, assumptions, and conventions to be addressed in each stage of the inventory are presented. |