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Suggestion of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Methodology: Selection Criteria for Environmental Impact Categories

In: New Frontiers on Life Cycle Assessment - Theory and Application

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  • Carlos Alberto Mendes Moraes
  • Magali Rigon
  • Rafael Zortea
  • Regina Modolo

Abstract

In life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental impacts are classified according to the methodology used. Several life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods are currently used, and the method selected and the particulars thereof may influence the results obtained. This study characterized the main LCIA methods used and the most relevant categories of environmental impact. In total, 87 articles were initially retrieved using relevant keywords. After screening, 11 articles were shown to address the topic of study and were reviewed. The results showed that CML is the most widely used method. The main environmental impact category was global warming potential followed by acidification. Studies using LCA depend on the confirmation of the efficacy of the methods in the effort to represent and assess impacts in different regions of the world.

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  • Carlos Alberto Mendes Moraes & Magali Rigon & Rafael Zortea & Regina Modolo, 2019. "Suggestion of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Methodology: Selection Criteria for Environmental Impact Categories," Chapters, in: Antonella Petrillo & Fabio De Felice (ed.), New Frontiers on Life Cycle Assessment - Theory and Application, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:175014
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.83454
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    1. Harender Kumar & Amaanuddin Azad & Ankit Gupta & Jitendra Sharma & Hemant Bherwani & Nitin Kumar Labhsetwar & Rakesh Kumar, 2021. "COVID-19 Creating another problem? Sustainable solution for PPE disposal through LCA approach," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(6), pages 9418-9432, June.

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    Keywords

    LCA; LCIA methodologies; environmental impacts; global warming potential; acidification;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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