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life-cycle assessment

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life-cycle assessment [′līf ‚sī·kəl ə‚ses·mənt]
(systems engineering)
A methodology that identifies the environmental impacts associated with the life cycle of a material or product in a specific application, thus identifying opportunities for improvement in environmental performance. Abbreviated LCA.


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Some specific paper topics include vacuum thermal extract magnesium from boron mud, a life-cycle assessment of a magnesium front-end auto part, the intergranular microstructure of magnesium-based die-cast AE alloys, and preparation of magnesium foam.
A Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials study compared the environmental impacts of wood-framed and steel-framed homes in Minneapolis and wood-framed and concrete-framed homes in Atlanta to evaluate energy use and their life-cycle assessments.
The declaration is based on a thorough life-cycle assessment in which the effects of the detector on the environment were defined.
 
 
 
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