![]() The effort provided a definition of LCA and a number of standards (the series ISO EN 14040).Įven for same products, LCA can be performed at different levels of detail. Because of the growing interest in methods for LCA, works were commenced by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and ISO to harmonize and standardize the LCA methodology. On the other hand, theoretical foundations of LCA methodology were established as late as in 1990. Interest in the usefulness of LCA was shown by Coca–Cola which commissioned an LCA of its beverage packaging products. Results of studies on LCA were first presented by Harold Smith during the World Energy Conference in 1969. LCA directs the study of environmental impact of the product system to the area of the ecosystem, human health and the resources used. The assessment relates to the whole life cycle of the product or activity from the mining and mineral processing, product manufacturing process, distribution, use, re-use, maintenance, recycling up to the final disposal and transportation. ![]() Environmental Life Cycle Assessment is a technique designed to assess the environmental risks associated with the product system or activity, either by identifying and quantifying the energy and materials used and the waste introduced into the environment, as well as the environmental impact of such materials, energy and waste. ![]()
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