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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - TSV
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology for quantitatively evaluating the environmental impacts of products and services throughout their entire life cycle, from raw material extraction through manufacturing, use, and disposal or recycling. Based on the ISO 14040 series, it consists of four steps: goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment, and interpretation. It comprehensively evaluates diverse environmental impact categories including climate change, resource consumption, and ecosystem effects, and is utilized for eco-friendly product development and sustainability management.
environmental management
environmental impact assessment
ISO 14040
sustainability
carbon footprint
LCIA
inventory analysis
code slug name description phase category type
01 goal-and-scope-definition Goal and Scope Definition The step of clearly defining the assessment purpose and scope of the LCA. phase-1
02 life-cycle-inventory Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCI) The step of collecting and quantifying environmental load data throughout the life cycle. phase-2
03 life-cycle-impact-assessment Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) The step of classifying and evaluating collected data into environmental impact categories. phase-3
04 interpretation Interpretation The step of analyzing evaluation results and deriving conclusions and improvement measures. phase-4
05 climate-change Climate Change An indicator evaluating the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change. midpoint
06 acidification Acidification An indicator evaluating the impact of acidic substance emissions on ecosystems. midpoint
07 eutrophication Eutrophication An indicator evaluating water eutrophication caused by excess nutrients. midpoint
08 resource-depletion Resource Depletion An indicator evaluating the impact on depletion of fossil fuels and mineral resources. midpoint
09 human-toxicity Human Toxicity An indicator evaluating the impact of hazardous substance emissions on human health. midpoint
10 ecotoxicity Ecotoxicity An indicator evaluating the impact of hazardous substance emissions on ecosystems. midpoint
11 ozone-depletion Ozone Depletion An indicator evaluating the impact of ozone-depleting substances on the stratospheric ozone layer. midpoint
12 water-use Water Use An indicator evaluating water resource consumption and impact on water scarcity. midpoint
13 land-use Land Use An indicator evaluating land use change and its impact on ecosystems. midpoint
14 particulate-matter Particulate Matter An indicator evaluating the impact of atmospheric particulates on human health. midpoint
15 photochemical-ozone Photochemical Ozone Formation An indicator evaluating photochemical smog formation and its impact on human health and ecosystems. midpoint
16 ionizing-radiation Ionizing Radiation An indicator evaluating the impact of ionizing radiation from radioactive substances. midpoint
17 simapro SimaPro LCA software widely used in academic research and consulting. software
18 openlca OpenLCA Free, open-source LCA software. software
19 gabi GaBi Comprehensive LCA software and database for large enterprises. software
20 ecoinvent Ecoinvent The world's largest LCI database providing high-quality process data. database
21 idea IDEA An LCI database focused on Japanese industrial data. database
22 recipe-method ReCiPe Assessment Method An LCIA method providing both midpoint and endpoint indicators. method
23 ef-method Environmental Footprint (EF) The official environmental footprint assessment method defined by the EU. method