Environmental life cycle analysis / David F. Ciambrone

Includes bibliographical references and index

This work is designed to assist design/systems engineers and managers in designing or changing a product or set of processes in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment during the life cycle of that product or process. It explains the overall concept of environmental life cycle analysis and breaks down each of the stages, providing a picture of the issues involved. It contains an overview of the environmental life cycle analysis process and gives the basis and methodologies required for analysis. There are templates and special cases that may be encountered with advice on how to handle them. Other chapters go into detail about modelling, issues and data collection for each stage of the product life cycle