Application of life-cycle assessment to type III environmental declarations

Environ Manage. 2001 Oct;28(4):533-46. doi: 10.1007/s002670010242.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to develop a desirable type III environmental declaration format for the industrial consumer. A total of five different scenarios were chosen for the presentation of life-cycle assessment results in a format that meets the requirements of a type III environmental declaration. Life-cycle assessment of an electronic component was performed for this purpose. Environmentally significant impact categories and input/output items of a product system derived from the life-cycle assessment are presented in this format. Presenting these information concisely in a standardized format would accelerate the communication of environmental aspects of materials and components in a product supply chain. Thus the type III environmental declaration can be a useful instrument for the manufacturing of an ecoproduct.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Conservation of Natural Resources*
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods*
  • Environmental Pollutants / adverse effects
  • Environmental Pollutants / analysis
  • Environmental Pollutants / pharmacokinetics*
  • Humans
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Policy Making
  • Population Dynamics
  • Public Policy

Substances

  • Environmental Pollutants