[PDF] Top 20 The influence of functional unit on life cycle assessment of lamps: a review of results

... product’s life span, and, consequently, decreasing environmental ...improving the use phase of lamps demand a more complex production system, including (sometimes) hazardous materials, what ... See full document

... model the inventory flows for capital goods can be a difficult task, especially if one is expected to develop an LCI that can be used for many purposes and with various LCIA methods, like in the ecoinvent ... See full document

... assessed the cradle-to-gate life cycle of an iron ore ...mining. The study was based on pro- duction data from an open pit mine located in the Iron ...Quadrangle/Brazil. ... See full document

... that the LCA is considered by the European Commission to be the best tool to evaluate the environmental performance of a product or ...their assessment, they also use the ... See full document

... distinct results. Both FU are dependent on the study method. The former is used in land-based while the latter is more used for agricultural production guidance ...different ... See full document

... Potential of Textiles” from the European Commission presents a comparison between production systems using different types of fibers (as Viscose, Flax, Silk, Wool, Cotton, Polyester, PA6, Acrylic and ... See full document

... University of Denmark Abstract: Brazil is the fourth largest food producer in the ...world. The agricultural sector contributes significantly to the Bralizian economy, representing 23% ... See full document

... The bananas were purchased at a local market, in uniform ripening grade, appropriated for drying (yellow with some black points, according to Travaglini et al. (1993)), with average moisture content of 3.5 ... See full document

... Methods: The search for, and selection and analysis of, ob- servational studies that assessed the health-related quality of life of intensive care unit survivors in ... See full document

... Esquema de um equipamento genérico para análise térmica diferencial (DTA) e calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC).. Uma curva típica resultante de um experimento DSC para uma amost[r] ... See full document

... lot of studies assess only the physical dimension. DRUGS was the instrument most often ...for the purpose. DRUGS (which uses the real regimen taken by the elderly) was the ... See full document

... such results generate inac- curacy in their interpretation for various ...First, the period during which HRQOL recovery should oc- cur in not defined, and therefore, the optimal follow-up period for ... See full document

... types of problems. 14-16 Generally, 6% of children worldwide are estimated to have ...and results in difficulties in the motor performance of the child in activities in which ... See full document

... example, the proper operation of the endog- enous central clock of Drosophila can be summarised as follows: The molecular regulation of the circadian clock involves three ... See full document

... series of events began with the Toronto Conference on the Changing Atmosphere in Canada (October 1988), followed by the IPCC's First Assessment Report in Sundsvall, Sweden ... See full document

... product of great economic importance for Brazil – the world's fourth largest producer and fifth largest exporter of this ...expansion; the current area planted with the crop occupies ... See full document

... analyses of wind power systems published between 1977 and ...extend the work of Lenzen and Munksgaard [5], adding additional analyses, focusing on energy demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) ... See full document

... example of the calculation of the implied cost of capital for Lojas Americanas (LAME) as of April of ...use the following parameters: FY_1, FY_2 and FY_3 are ... See full document

... Conclusion: The developed and tested method of complex functional assessment of the hip joint enables our colleagues, dealing with trauma and diseases of the hip, ... See full document

... is the classical model of software engineering. This model is one of the oldest models and is broadly used in government projects and in many major ...concern. The pure waterfall ... See full document