Life-Cycle Assessment 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 inventory analysis. The book describes inventory analysis, impact analysis, and improvement analysis-the three components of a product life-cycle assessment. It discusses the major stages in a life cycle, including raw materials acquisition, materials manufacture, final product fabrication, filling/packaging/distribution, and consumer use and disposal.
ForewordAbstractSummary and Index of Guiding Statements and Key PrinciplesIntroductionOverviewLife-Cycle Assessment ConceptApplications of an Inventory AnalysisFormat of this ReportProcedural Framework for Life-Cycle InventoryIntroductionDefine the Purpose and Scope of the InventoryDefine the System BoundariesDevise an Inventory ChecklistInstitute a Peer Review ProcessGather DataDevelop Stand-Alone DataConstruct a Computational ModelPresent the ResultsInterpret and Communicate the ResultsGeneral Issues in Performing a Life-Cycle InventoryIntroductionUsing Templates in Life-Cycle Inventory AnalysisData IssuesSpecial Case Boundary IssuesIssues Applicable to Specific Life-Cycle StagesIntroductionRaw Materials Acquisition StageManufacturing StageUse/Reuse/Maintenance StageRecycle/Waste Management StageReferencesGlossaryAppendicesClean 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)
