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1.5.4.4 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) and Cost-Benefit
Analysis (CBA)
1.5.4.5 Process Simulation
15.4.6 Accident Prevention
1.5.4.7 Material Flow Accounting (MFA) and Input-Output
Analysis (IOA)
1.5.5 Application-Dependent Selection of Analytical Tools
1.6 Example: Decision-Making Situation in Environmental Management
1.7 Case Study: Waste Incineration as Environmental Problem —
the Case of Tarragona, Spain
1.7.1 Waste Incineration as Environmental Problem
1.7.2 Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator (MSWI)
in Tarragona, Spain
1.8 Questions and Exercises
References

Chapter 2 Life-Cycle Assessment

2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Concept of Life-Cycle Assessment
2.1.2 History of Life-Cycle Assessment
2.1.3 Common Uses of Life-Cycle Assessment
2.2 LCA Framework and the ISO 14000 Pattern
2.2.1 Goal and Scope Definition
2.2.2 Inventory Analysis
2.2.3 Impact Assessment
2.2.4 Interpretation
2.3 Goal and Scope Definition
2.3.1 Purpose of an LCA Study
2.3.2 The Functional Unit
2.3.3 The System Boundaries
2.3.3.1 Life-Cycle Boundaries
2.3.3.2 Geographic Boundaries
2.3.3.3 Environmental Load Boundaries
2.3.4 Data Requirements
2.4 Life-Cycle Inventory (LCI)
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 Process Flow Diagram and Data Collection
2.4.3 Application of Allocation Criteria
2.4.4 Environmental Loads Calculation
2.5 LCA-Based Software Tools
2.6 Example: Scope Definition and Inventory Calculation
2.6.1 Scope of the Study
2.6.2 Inventory Calculation
2.7 Case Study: LCA Study of an MSWI in Tarragona, Spain
2.7.1 Goal and Scope Definition of the MSWI LCA Study

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