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16 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK
Table 2.1 ISO documents on life cycle assessment (LCA).
Number Type Title Year
14040 International standard Principles and framework 1996,2006
14041 International standard Goal and scope definition and 1998 1
inventory analysis
14042 International standard Life cycle impact assessment 2000 1
14043 International standard Life cycle interpretations 2000 1
14044 International standard Requirements and guidelines 2006 2
14047 Technical report Examples of application of ISO 2003
14042
14048 Technical report Data documentation format 2001
14049 Technical report Examples of application of ISO 2000
14041
1 Updated in 2006 and merged into 14044.
2 Replaces 14041,14042, and 14043.
Life cycle assessment framework
Goal and scope
definition
Direct applications:
- Product development
and improvement
Inventory Interpretation - Strategic planning
analysis - Public policy making
- Marketing
- Other
Impact
assessment
Figure 2.1 The general methodological framework for LCA (ISO 14040 [1]).
