Chemical footprint: A methodological framework for bridging life cycle assessment and planetary boundaries for chemical pollution

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serenella Sala ◽  
Malgorzata Goralczyk
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Chemical Pollution ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Planetary Boundaries

Protein quality as functional unit – A methodological framework for inclusion in life cycle assessment of food

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 470-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Sonesson ◽  
Jennifer Davis ◽  
Anna Flysjö ◽  
Jenny Gustavsson ◽  
Cornelia Witthöft
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Functional Unit ◽  
Methodological Framework

A methodological framework of eco-efficiency based on fuzzy logic and Life Cycle Assessment applied to a Mexican SME

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 38-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo García Besné ◽  
David Luna ◽  
Abraham Cobos ◽  
David Lameiras ◽  
Hugo Ortiz-Moreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Methodological Framework

scholarly journals Life Cycle Assessment as a Methodological Framework for the Evaluation of the Environmental Sustainability of Pig and Pork Production in Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11693
Author(s):  
Mayra L. Pazmiño ◽  
Angel D. Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Photochemical Oxidation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Pig Production ◽  
Environmental Burden ◽  
The Impact ◽  
By Products

Pork is one of the proteins of greatest demand worldwide. This study has evaluated the environmental sustainability of pig production by applying the life cycle assessment methodological framework. The system boundaries include feed production, pig production, slaughtering, and slaughterhouse by-product management. Within this context, three scenarios have been proposed: the first related to the management of slaughter by-products in an open dump, the second contemplates a model for using these by-products in a rendering plant, and a third where the environmental burden of slaughterhouse co-products is portioned according to economic allocation. The primary data collected correspond to the period of 2019 for the facilities of a producer in a coastal province of Ecuador. Three functional units were used—“1 kg of pig carcass at the slaughterhouse gate”, “1 kg pig live weigh at the farm gate”, and “1 kg of feed at the plant gate”. The impact categories included were global warming, fossil depletion, marine eutrophication, ozone layer depletion, particulate matter formation, photochemical oxidation formation, and terrestrial acidification. The results revealed that the production of ingredients for feed is the largest contributor to the environmental burden of pig and pork. The rendering of slaughter by-products that avoid the production of other fats and proteins results in a lower environmental impact than the other scenarios in almost all categories.

scholarly journals Strengthening the Link between Life Cycle Assessment and Indicators for Absolute Sustainability To Support Development within Planetary Boundaries

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 6370-6371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Bjørn ◽  
Miriam Diamond ◽  
Mikołaj Owsianiak ◽  
Benoît Verzat ◽  
Michael Zwicky Hauschild
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Planetary Boundaries

scholarly journals Development of a methodological framework for social life-cycle assessment of novel technologies

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berthe van Haaster ◽  
Andreas Ciroth ◽  
João Fontes ◽  
Richard Wood ◽  
Andrea Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Novel Technologies

Life-Cycle Assessment-Based Environmental Performance Targets for Buildings

2020 ◽  
pp. 188-216
Author(s):  
Getachew Assefa
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Category ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Planetary Boundaries ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Building Information

The role of targets in delivering meaningful performance improvements for designing new buildings and retrofitting existing building stocks is important. A piecemeal approach of incomprehensive assessments around insignificant changes falls short of achieving deep cuts in impacts. Most of the current assessments are not based on well-defined performance targets. The chapter is centered around exploring the utility of the concept of planetary boundaries for setting well-grounded benchmarking systems in guiding the transformation of the built environment that significantly contributes to the overall environmental impact of the economy. It discusses the role of life cycle assessment, environmental product declarations and product category rules, and how these and relevant standards and guides can be used in tandem with tools and processes used in design offices such as building information modeling. It concludes by charting the need for research on taking concepts such as planetary boundaries to building level benchmarking systems that support better design practices.

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