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RECORD NUMBER: 1880 OF 1884Main Title | Wire and cable insulation and jacketing : life-cycle assessments for selected applications. | ||||||||||||||||
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CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | United States Environmental Protection Agency, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Report Number | EPA 744-R-08-001 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock Number | PB2010-101034 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 1037095050 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Wire industry--Environmental aspects--United States ; Cables--Environmental aspects--United States ; Hazardous wastes--United States | ||||||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Life cycle assessment ; Communication cables ; Wire ; Inventories ; Manufacturing ; Data collection ; Characterization ; Electrical insulation ; Toxicity ; End-of-life(EOL) | ||||||||||||||||
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Collation | [311] pages : charts ; 28 cm | ||||||||||||||||
Abstract | This report presents comparative environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) results, pursuant to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14040, for resin systems with alternative heat stabilizer formulations used in Category 6, riser-rated communication cable (CMR); Category 6, plenumrated communication cable (CMP); and non-metallic-sheathed low-voltage cable (NM-B). Based on primary and secondary data that span the wire and cable life-cycle stages from upstream material extraction and processing to the product end-of-life (EOL), this report presents impact results for 14 environmental and human health categories. Monte Carlo-based uncertainty analyses, which attempt to model the major sources of uncertainty in the wire and cable life cycle, are presented, along with sensitivity analyses that investigate the proportion of impact category uncertainty attributable to each source. |
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Notes | "June 2008." "EPA 744-R-08-001." Includes bibliographical references. |