Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

Life Cycle Assessment: Principles and Practice

2006

The document provides an introductory overview of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in terms of the holistic environmental impact of the production and delivery of a product, covering carbon emmissions, waste water, solid waste, by-products, and so on. The uses of and major components of LCA are discussed.

Countries: Non-country specific
Commodities: Non-Commodity specific
Topics: Environmental sustainability in general, Sustainability measurement and assessment tools
Authoring organization: Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Type: Discussion, Tool
Format: Document
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