Environmental News, 70 – The Product, Functional Unit and Reference Flows in LCA

The Product, Functional Unit and Reference Flows in LCA

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Title:
The Product, Functional Unit and Reference Flows in LCA

Key Subjects:
environmental management, product-chain cooperation, cleaner products, life-cycle perspective, enterprises

Key Subjects in Danish:
renere produkter, livscyklusvurdering, virksomheder

Abstract:
The present guideline describes an unambiquous prodecure for the first steps of life cycle assessments: determination of relevant product functions and product alternatives, definition of the functional unit and determination of the reference flow. The guideline is a result from a larger project about LCA methodology development and concensus

Abstract in Danish:
Denne vejledning beskriver en entydig procedure for de første trin i en livscyklusvurdering: fastlæggelse af relevante produkt funktioner og produktalternativer, definition af funktionel enhed og fastlæggelse af referencestrømme. Vejledningen er et delresultat fra et projekt om LCA metodeudvikling/-tilpasning og konsenssusskabelse.

Notes:
Translation of "Produkt, funktionel enhed og referencestrømme i LCA" (Miljønyt nr. 69, 2004) This Handbook is part of a 'mini series' about lifecycle thinking and life-cycle assessment published by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency in its series 'Miljønyt' (Environment News). Together, the publications are to support enterprises, authorities, etc. who want to deal with environmental conditions based on a life-cycle approach.

Series title and no.:
Environmental News, 70

Publisher:
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Performing organization(s):
2.-0 LCA Consultants; Technical University of Denmark; Danish Technological Institute, Institute for Product Development; Econet

Copyright:
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Creators:
Weidema, Bo; Wenzel, Henrik; Petersen, Claus; Hansen, Klaus

Contributor:
Kort- og Matrikelstyrelsen (Layout) Schultz Grafisk (web)

Language:
eng

URL:
http://www.mst.dk/

ISBN nr. Elektronic version:
87-7614-233-7

ISSN nr. Printed version:
0905-5991

Version:
1.0

Version/edition:
2004-11-25

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