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1.3 The Structure of LCA 11
Inputs Outputs
Energy Emissions
Water
Waste
Raw material Product system
Waste water
Ancillary
material
Products
Figure 1.3 Analysis of matter and energy of a product system.
LCA framework
Goal and scope Direct applications:
definition
- Product development
and improvement
- Strategic planning
Inventory
analysis Interpretation - Public policy making
- Marketing
- Other
Impact
assessment
Figure 1.4 LCA phases according to ISO 14040:1997/2006.
1.3.2
Structure of LCA According to ISO
To date, the structure developed by SETAC has essentially been maintained by ISO 53)
with the exception of Improvement Assessment, which was replaced by Interpretation.
The optimisation of product systems was not adapted as standard content by ISO,
but was listed besides other applications of the standard. The structure of the
international standard is depicted in Figure 1.4.
53) ISO (1997, 2006a).
