Life Cycle Assessment

G. Finnveden; J. Potting

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.00627-8

Life Cycle Assessment

G. Finnveden^*, J. Potting

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Abstract

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool to assess potential environmental impacts throughout a product's life cycle, i.e., from natural resource acquisition, via production and use stage to waste management (including disposal and recycling). The term 'product' includes goods, technologies, and services. LCA is a comprehensive assessment that takes a product life cycle perspective, and covers a range of environmental impacts. These unique features of LCA facilitate avoiding problem shifting from one life cycle stage to another stage, or from one environmental impact to another impact. This article gives a short methodological overview.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Toxicology
Subtitle of host publication	Third Edition
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	74-77
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123864543
ISBN (Print)	9780123864550
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.00627-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

Environmental impacts
Environmental life cycle assessment
Management
Sustainability

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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