Main Title |
Life-cycle assessment : inventory guidelines and principles / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
EPA 601/R-92/007 |
OCLC Number |
49930405 |
Subjects |
Product life cycle ;
Product management ;
Waste Management ;
Waste Products ;
Environmental Monitoring ;
Risk Assessment
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBD |
EPA 600-R-92-036 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
01/25/2008 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 601-R-92-007 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
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Collation |
xviii, 108 pages : illustrations, forms ; 27 cm |
Notes |
"November 1992." Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-95). |
Contents Notes |
Life-cycle assessment concept -- Brief history of life-cycle inventory analysis -- Overview of life-cycle assessment methodology -- Three components -- Identifying and setting boundaries for life-cycle stages -- Issues that apply to all stages -- Applications of an inventory analysis -- Format of this report -- Procedural framework for life-cycle inventory -- Define the purpose and scope of the inventory -- Private sector uses -- Public sector uses -- Study specificity -- Define the system boundaries -- Devise an inventory checklist. Institute a peer review process -- Gather data -- Identify subsystems -- Sources of data -- Develop stand-alone data -- Construct a computational model -- Present the results -- Interpret and communicate the results -- General issues in performing a life-cycle inventory -- Using templates in life-cycle inventory analysis -- Inputs in the product life-cycle inventory analysis -- Outputs of the product life-cycle inventory analysis -- Transportation -- Coproduct allocation -- Date issues -- Data quality -- Data time period -- Specific data versus composite data. Geographic specificity -- Technology mixes/energy types -- Data categories -- Routine/fugitive/accidental releases -- Special case boundary issues -- Capital equipment -- Personnel issues -- Improper waste disposal -- Issues applicable to specific life-cycle stages -- Raw materials acquisition stage -- Subsystem boundaries -- Specific assumptions and conventions -- Manufacturing stage -- Materials manufacture step -- Subsystem boundaries -- Specific assumptions and conventions -- Product fabrication step -- Subsystem boundaries -- Specific assumptions and conventions. Filling/packaging/distribution step -- Subsystem boundaries -- Specific assumptions and conventions -- Use/reuse/maintenance stage -- Subsystem boundaries -- Specific assumptions and conventions -- Recycle/waste management stage -- Subsystem boundaries -- Specific assumptions and conventions -- Clean Air Act (CAA) -- Clean Water Act (CWA) -- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) -- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) -- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). |