Water use LCA—Methodology

摘要: Freshwater is a unique resource essential to both human life and terrestrial aquatic ecosystems. Water management plays critical role in sustainability. While cycle assessment (LCA) has been applied model direct water pollution impacts such as freshwater eutrophication, acidification or (eco)toxicity; potential from deprivation are at an earlier stage of modeling. In 2007, the Use LCA (WULCA) Working Group was formed bring together experts academia, public, private sectors fields resources part United Nations Environment Programme Society Environmental Toxicology Chemistry Life Cycle Initiative address use make methodological recommendations consistent with principles, requirements, guidelines ISO standard, 14046:2014 (Water Footprint: Principles, Requirements Guidelines). This article outlines framework recommended by WULCA quantify on health ecosystem quality, consumptive degradative LCA.