Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessment

Graedel, T. E.

ISBN 10: 0136074251 / ISBN 13: 9780136074250

Published by Pearson College Div, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessment
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136074251
• ISBN 13: 9780136074250
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This book examines the question of what makes one design environmentally preferable to another. Graedel discusses data and analyzes the streamlined life-cycle assessment process in the context of the goals of a particular process of product. Discusses environmental objectives as the basis of life cycle assessment. Impact assessment determined in the degree to which a given product or process features the natural earth system budget. Ends with a hypothetical discussion of what an environmentally perfect product might look like. For chemical, mechanical, and civil engineers.

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FEATURES

* Discusses environmental objectives as the basis of life-cycle assessment.
* Focuses on streamlined LCAs, a technique common in industry today.
* Includes unique coverage of the assessment of societal infrastructures (Ch. 12).
* Ends with a hypothetical discussion of what an environmentally perfect product might look like.
* Includes useful checklists for performing SLCA.