Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products (Advanced Methods in Resource & Waste Management)

Basic principles in sustainability management -- Life-cycle assessment -- Life-cycle impact assessment -- Environmental risk assessment -- Criticality assessment of natural resources -- Combining and integrating life-cycle and risk assessment -- Life-cycle toxicity assessment -- Life cycle criticality assessment -- Uncertainty assessment by Monte Carlo simulation -- Environmental damage estimations for industrial process chains -- Site-dependent impact analysis -- Applications of environmental impact analysis in industrial process chains Read more... Abstract: Revised edition of: Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes / Guido Sonnemann, Francesc Castells, Marta Schuhmacher. c2004. Read more... Life-cycle assessment is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service during its life cycle, and risk assessment is a tool to evaluate potential hazards to human health and the environment introduced by pollutant emissions.The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals call for, among other objectives, responsible consumption and production by decoupling environmental resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth and human well-being. Life-cycle assessment and risk assessment are both analytical system approaches that allow scientists and other decision makers to address these issues and objectives according to the current understanding of environmental mechanisms. This book is the first attempt to illustrate the existing interfaces between life-cycle assessment and risk assessment and to indicate options for further integration of both tools.The second edition: Focuses on sustainability Considers new developments in life-cycle assessment and environmental risk assessment over the last ten years at the international level Introduces broader concepts and discussions on integrative versus the complementary use of life-cycle and risk assessments Extends the scope of integrated life-cycle and risk assessments to critical raw materials Includes more case studies and discusses engineered nanomaterials Featuring contributions from leading experts, Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes and Products is a great reference for graduate students and professionals in environmental management and intends to catalyze communication between life-cycle assessment and risk assessment experts and scientists in academia, industry, and governmental agencies. The practical format of the book—illustrated with flowcharts, examples, exercises, and concrete applications—makes it a useful manual for analyzing situations and making decisions. Content: 1. Basic Principles in Sustainability Management[Guido Sonnemann, Francesc Castells, and Marta Schuhmacher]2. Life-Cycle Assessment[Dieuwertje Schrijvers, Michael Tsang, Francesc Castells, and Guido Sonnemann]3. Life-Cycle Impact Assessment[Guido Sonnemann, Michael Tsang, and Francesc Castells]4. Environmental Risk Assessment[Marta Schuhmacher, Montserrat Mari, Michael Tsang, and Guido Sonnemann]5. Criticality Assessment of Natural Resources[Dimitra Ioannidou and Guido Sonnemann]6. Combining and Integrating Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment[Michael Tsang and Guido Sonnemann]7. Life-Cycle Toxicity Assessment[Michael Tsang and Guido Sonnemann]8. Life-Cycle Criticality Assessment[Eskinder Demisse Gemechu and Guido Sonnemann]9. Uncertainty Assessment by Monte Carlo Simulation[Guido Sonnemann, Luiz Kulay, Yolanda Pla, Michael Tsang, and Marta Schuhmacher]10. Environmental Damage Estimations for Industrial Process Chains[Guido Sonnemann, Marta Schuhmacher, and Francesc Castells]11. Site-Dependent Impact Analysis[Guido Sonnemann, Ralph O. Harthan, Karl-Michael Nigge, Marta Schuhmacher, and Francesc Castells]12. Applications of Environmental Impact Analysis in Industrial Process Chains[Francisco Sanchez-Soberon, Montserrat Mari, Vikas Kumar, Julio Rodrigo, Montserrat Meneses, Haydee Yrigoyen, Francesc Castells, and Marta Schuhmacher] The book covers the use of life-cycle assessment, risk assessment, and a combined framework of the two in the evaluation of environmental damages and sustainability constraints. The new edition will take into account new developments in the last 10 years and will extend the scope of the book to cover also products.