Thursday, November 15, 2012

What is Life-cycle Assessment?


          Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a way to estimate the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product, process, or service. LCAs can help avoid a narrow outlook on environmental concerns by captivating an inventory of relevant energy and material inputs and environmental releases, evaluating the potential impacts associated with identified inputs and releases and clarify the results to help make a more informed decision. The goal of LCA is to compare the full range of environmental effects distributing to products and services in order to improve processes, support policy and provide a sound basis for informed decisions.



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