Life-cycle assessment : inventory guidelines and principles / B. W. Vigon [and others].
| Other author | Vigon, B. W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton : London : Lewis, ©1994. |
| Description | xvii, 113 pages : illustrations, forms ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Contents | 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. |
| Contents | 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. |
| Contents | 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). |
| Local note | Little-289799--305130042865. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 99-100. |
| Action note | Little- committed to retain 20200101 20401231 CUSP |
| LCCN | gb 94072732 |
| ISBN | 1566700159 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HF5415.155 .L54 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |