Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment Operational Guide to the ISO Standards /

• Main Authors: Bruijn, Hans de. (Author), Duin, Robbert van. (Author), Huijbregts, Mark A. J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guinee, Jeroen B. (Editor), Gorree, Marieke. (Editor), Heijungs, Reinout. (Editor), Huppes, Gjalt. (Editor), Kleijn, Renée. (Editor), Koning, Arjan de. (Editor), Oers, Lauran van. (Editor), Wegener Sleeswijk, Anneke. (Editor), Suh, Sangwon. (Editor), Udo de Haes, Helias A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, 7
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Ecotoxicology.; Air pollution.; Pollution prevention.; Environment, general.; Industrial Pollution Prevention.; Environmental Management.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
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Environmental policy aims at the transition to sustainable production and consumption. This is taking place in different ways and at different levels. In cases where businesses are continuously active to improve the environmental performance of their products and activities, the availability of know...

Table of Contents:

• LCA in Perspective
• Why a new Guide to LCA?
• Main characteristics of LCA
• International developments
• Guiding principles for the present Guide
• Reading guide
• Guide
• Management of LCA projects: procedures
• Goal and scope definition
• Inventory analysis
• Impact assessment
• Interpretation
• Operational Annex
• Management of LCA projects: procedures
• Goal and scope definition
• Inventory analysis
• Impact assessment
• Interpretation
• References
• Scientific Background
• General introduction
• Goal and scope definition
• Inventory analysis
• Impact assessment
• Interpretation
• References.