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Life cycle assessment (LCA) of MSE wall vis-à-vis conventional retaining wall: a comparative study
This article presents the phases in a life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and gives the design approach for two types of retaining walls namely,...
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Probability, Statistics and Life Cycle Assessment Guidance for Dealing with Uncertainty and Sensitivity
This textbook discusses the use of uncertainty analysis and sensitivity analysis in environmental life cycle assessment (LCA). This is a topic which...
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Life Cycle Assessment of Nanoparticles
Modern technology using nanoparticles that are produced from diverse natural materials has revamped almost all the economic sectors including the...
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Environmental performance of phytosanitary control techniques on soybean crop estimated by life cycle assessment (LCA)
Phytosanitary control is essential to ensure agricultural productivity and quality. However, approaches based on scheduled use of pesticides, overuse...
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A New Approach to Improve Sustainability: The Role of Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA)
When preparing an emissions assessment report, life cycle assessment, originally defined for products, can be extended to organizations under the...
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of ceramic sanitaryware: focus on the production process and analysis of scenario
The reduction of environmental impact is today the main challenge of the ceramic industry that is always more focusing on materials in line with the...
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) on waste management options for derelict fishing gear
PurposeDerelict fishing gear (DFG) is one of the most abundant and harmful types of marine litter that gets increasingly retrieved from the ocean....
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Application of Life Cycle Assessment For Evaluating Circular Product Systems
Lifecycle-based methods for the assessment of circular economy (CE) systems are under consideration by the technical committee ISO/TC 323, CE of the...
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Life Cycle Assessment & Circular Economy
This contributed volume offers several cases in life cycle assessment (LCA) and implementation of circular economy principles across different...
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Blockchain technology and Social Life Cycle Assessment: synergies and implications
PurposeSocial life cycle assessment (S-LCA) allows for quantifying the social aspects related to the life cycle of a product and/or organization...
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Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA)
Goal and theoretical commentaryA number of recent life cycle assessment (LCA) studies have concluded that animal-sourced foods should be...
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Life-LCA: case study of the life cycle impacts of an infant
PurposeThe recently published first Life-LCA case study of a human being (0–49 years) did not use primary data for the “childhood and youth stage”...
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Industry 4.0 real-world testing of dynamic organizational life cycle assessment (O-LCA) of a ceramic tile manufacturer
In manufacturing, Industry 4.0 operating models enable greener technologies. Thanks to digital technologies, environmental sustainability and...
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Evaluating the environmental and economic performance of biological and advanced biological wastewater treatment plants by life cycle assessment and life cycle costing
The primary objective of this study is to assess and establish benchmarks for environmental and economic sustainability of biological and advanced...
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A comprehensive review of greenwashing in the textile industry (life cycle assessment, life cycle cost, and eco-labeling)
This study explores the phenomenon of greenwashing, where companies and industries mislead consumers and shareholders by presenting a positive...
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Social life cycle assessment in current and future Norwegian livestock production
PurposeThis study is a social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) of per capita consumption of animal protein in Norway in 2019. The animal protein...
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Life cycle assessment: from industry to policy to politics
PurposeLife cycle assessment (LCA) has established itself as part of the sustainability toolkit of the private sector, informing environmental...
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Terminology for future-oriented life cycle assessment: review and recommendations
PurposeSome future-oriented life cycle assessment (LCA) terms, particularly prospective and ex-ante, show notable increase in use in publications...
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A Review of Life Cycle Assessment of Soil Remediation Technology: Method Applications and Technological Characteristics
With increasing complexity of soil contamination and more variety in remediation technologies, remediation alternatives must be assessed thoroughly...
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Consequences of Coastal Wetlands Reclamation and the Need for Integrating Impact Assessment of Invasive Alien Plants Species and Coastal Armoring in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
AbstractEfforts to restore and reclaim coastal wetlands have led to the evolution of invasive alien plant species and coastal defenses across...
