Impact assessment environmental technologies

Levasseur, A., Lesage, P., Margni, M., Deschenes, L., Samson, B., 2010. Considering time in LCA dynamic LCA and its application to global warming impact assessments. Environmental Science and Technology 44, 3169—3174. 

Eisler, R. 1997. Zinc hazards to plants and animals with emphasis on fishery and wildlife resources. Pages 443-537 in P.N. Cheremisinoff (ed.). Ecological Issues and Environmental Impact Assessment. Advances in environmental control technology series. Gulf Publ. Co., Houston, TX. 

To be able to assess the environmental impact of a technology over the whole lifecycle, a lifecycle assessment (LCA) should be performed. A brief description of LCA follows. 

Environmental problem solving creates major conflict areas with the politicians in developing countries. For example. Environmental Impact Assessment Studies is a good Eulerian approach to predict the effects of transport phenomena and a very convenient planning tool for future activities. However, in its application local politicians may block the scientific opinions from reaching the public. Thus new technologies such as pollution prevention measures are sometimes refused. Thus they cause local people to lose an economic benefit, although it ensures the future of politicians near election time. 

The EDTs were not evaluated in the draft ACWA EIS of 2001. These technologies will need to be evaluated under NEPA. While an EIS could be required for these technologies, if their application is determined to have no significant impact, an environmental assessment could be all that is needed. Environmental assessments t5q)ically take far fewer resources and much less time to prepare than EISs. Because the NEPA process can take several years to complete, evaluation of NEPA requirements seems desirable for the use of EDTs at Pueblo and Blue Grass. 

Environmental problems are clearly linked to unbalanced development. This is why EIA, as a component of sound development planning, is particularly important. But these countries face a dilemma. Their need for environmental change is very great. Their resources of trained scientists to participate in environmental surveys and impact assessments are very slender. And a lack of finance, training, and infrastructure may restrict the development modes open to them. The simple transfer of the technologies now employed in the developed nations - including their methods of environmental impact assessment -may not be the best way to alleviate these problems. 

Hertwich, E.G., Pease, W.S., McKone, T.E., 1998. Evaluating toxic impact assessment methods what works best Environmental Science and Technology 32, A138—A144. 

Van Zelm, R., Huijbregts, M.A.J., Van Jaarsveld, H.A., Reinds, G.J., De Zwart, D., Stniijs, J., Van de Meent, D., 2007b. Time horizon dependent characterisation factors for acidification in life-cycle impact assessment based on the disappeared fraction of plant species in European forests. Environmental Science and Technology 41, 922-927. 

The last form of environmental impact assessment is assumed to have the strongest relevance for the users of the CIRPedia, and the rest of the entry is hence focused on the environmental impact assessment performed as part of a life cycle assessment in support of environmental assessment of products, services, systems, or technologies. 

Selection of a pre-treatment may well depend on striking a balance between convenience and effectiveness. A proper assessment of convenience and effectiveness will take account of the potential damage to the Health and safety of operators and of the general public as well as the environmental impact of disposal of waste materials (Environment and the impact of adhesive technology). Whichever treatment is chosen, the recipes cited (Refs. [1-4]) should be regarded as a starting point for a series of experiments aimed at optimizing the process variables for the particular application involved. 

Design candidates identification using total site analysis technology Environmental impact assessment using LCA principles ... 

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