Goal and scope definition in life cycle assessment

• Other Authors: Curran, Mary Ann (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer, 2016, ©2017.
• Series: LCA compendium.
• Subjects: Product life cycle.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789402408553; 9789402408546
• ISSN: 2214-3505
• Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations

This book describes the importance of the goal and scope phase for the entire LCA study. In this first phase of the LCA framework (ISO standardized), the purpose of the assessment is defined and decisions are made about the details of the industrial system being studied and how the study will be con...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Overview of€Goal and€Scope Definition in€Life Cycle Assessment; 1 Defining the€Goal and€Scope of€a€Life Cycle Assessment; 2 Historical Development Within the€ISO Framework; 3 Envisioning the€Goal Statement in€Life Cycle Assessment; 3.1 Private Sector; 3.2 Public Sector; 4 Steps to€Properly Defining the€Goal/Writing a€Clear Goal Statement; 5 Determining the€Study Scope (Setting the€Boundaries); 6 Attributional and€Consequential Life Cycle Assessment; 7 The Role of€the€Functional Unit; 8 Matching Data Needs to€the€Goal.
• 9 Iterations in€Life Cycle Assessment Practice€- Revisiting the€Goal10 Critical Review; 11 Life Cycle Impact Assessment; 12 Interpretation and€Treatment of€Uncertainty; 13 Organizational Life Cycle Assessment; 14 Conclusions; 15 Reading Guide; Annexes; Annex A (pp 16-35): Example of€a€Comparative, Attributional Life Cycle Assessment to€Support Government Decision Making; Life Cycle Assessment of€Drinking Water Systems: Bottled Water, Tap Water, and€Home/Office Delivery Water; Goal and€Scope Definition (Recreated); 1 Introduction; 2 Purpose of€the€Study; 3 Intended Use; 4 Systems Studied.
• 5 Functional Unit6 Scope and€Boundaries; 7 Material Requirements; 8 Energy Requirements; 9 Environmental Emissions; 10 LCI Practitioner Methodology Variation; 11 Co-Product Credit; 12 Energy of€Material Resource; 13 Postconsumer Recycling Methodology; 14 Life Cycle Inventory Data; 14.1 Process Data; 14.2 Fuel Data; 15 Trip Allocation for€Purchases of€Bottled Water; 16 System Components Not Included; 17 Data Sources; 18 Data Quality Goals for€This Study; 18.1 Data Accuracy; 18.2 Geographic Scope; 19 Selection of€Subscenarios; 20 Life Cycle Impact Assessment.
• Annex B (pp 36-46): Example of€a€Comparative, Attributional Life Cycle Assessment to€Support Product Manufacturer Decision Making Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of€an€Artificial Christmas Tree and€a€Natural Christmas Tree; Goal and€Scope Definition (Recreated); 1 Project Context and€Study Goals; 2 Scope of€the€Study; 2.1 Definition of€Product Systems; 2.1.1 Artificial Tree; 2.1.2 Natural Tree; 2.2 System Description Overview; 2.3 Functional Unit; 2.4 Study Boundaries; 2.5 Geographic and€Time Coverage; 2.6 Selection of€Impact Assessment Categories; 2.6.1 Included Impact Categories.
• 2.6.2 Common Excluded Impact Categories2.6.2.1 Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP); 2.6.2.2 Toxicity; 2.6.2.3 Fossil Fuel Depletion; 2.6.3 Normalization, Grouping and€Weighting; 2.7 Data Collection; 2.7.1 Artificial Tree Production; 2.7.2 Natural Tree Cultivation; 2.7.3 Transportation; 2.7.4 Fuels and€Energy€- Upstream Data; 2.7.5 Raw and€Process Materials; 2.7.6 Co-product and€By-product Allocation; 2.8 Critical Review; Annex C (pp 47-60): Example of€a€Comparative, Consequential Life Cycle Assessment to€Support Government Decision Making.