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Case studies - ecodesign & lifecycle assessment

Codes

Inventory:

Lifecycle stages

Impact Categories

  E: Energy
M: Materals
P: Production
U: Use
EOL: End-of-Life

AP: Acidification Potential
EP: Eutrophication Potential
GWP: Global Warming Potential
ODP: Ozone Depletion Potential
PO: Photochemical Oxidants
OTHER: Other impacts

 

Example Year Inventory Lifecycle stages Impact categories More
Environmental Profiles for Motors & Transformers 2003 E, M P, U AP, GWP Link
More Copper in Electricity Cables? Environmental Analysis 2002 E, M P, U AP, GWP Link
LCA study of TV sets with V0 and HB enclosure material 2002 E P, U AP, GWP, OTHER Link
Life cycle analysis of a residential home in Michigan 1998 E, M P, U GWP Link
LCA and External Costs in Comparative Assessment of Electricity Supply Chains 2001 E, M P, U OTHER Link
Comparative analysis of the manufacturing and consumer use phases of two generations of semiconductors [microprocessors] 2004 E P, U GWP, OTHER Link

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