Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approach
It is generally known that plants of the chemical industry have great potential to generate environmental impacts and health hazards. However, systematic measurements of these impacts are not common. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool that allows quantitative environmental impacts evaluation and...
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| author | Daniele Costa Erick Galante Izabela Andrade Jéssica Cunha |
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| description | It is generally known that plants of the chemical industry have great potential to generate environmental impacts and health hazards. However, systematic measurements of these impacts are not common. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool that allows quantitative environmental impacts evaluation and it was applied in a preliminary approach to analyze selected subsystems in a RDX (1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine) military production unit. LCA was applied through analysis of the plant data in the free software OpenLCA, using ELCD (European Reference Lyfe Cycle Database) and the TRACI (Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and other environmental Impacts) method. As a result, the following impact categories were assessed: acidification, ecotoxicity, eutrophication, global warming, human health, ozone depletion, photochemical oxidation and resource depletion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc3348b6faad4e3b8f5a2b4abdac04312022-12-22T01:56:14ZengUniversidade do PortoU.Porto Journal of Engineering2183-64932015-10-011121010.24840/2183-6493_001.001_000212Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approachDaniele Costa0Erick Galante1Izabela Andrade2Jéssica Cunha3Universidade do PortoMilitary Institute of EngineeringMilitary Institute of EngineeringMilitary Institute of EngineeringIt is generally known that plants of the chemical industry have great potential to generate environmental impacts and health hazards. However, systematic measurements of these impacts are not common. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool that allows quantitative environmental impacts evaluation and it was applied in a preliminary approach to analyze selected subsystems in a RDX (1,3,5-trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine) military production unit. LCA was applied through analysis of the plant data in the free software OpenLCA, using ELCD (European Reference Lyfe Cycle Database) and the TRACI (Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and other environmental Impacts) method. As a result, the following impact categories were assessed: acidification, ecotoxicity, eutrophication, global warming, human health, ozone depletion, photochemical oxidation and resource depletion.https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/article/view/12ExplosiveEnvironmental AssessmentImpact StudyLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)Environmental ImpactsRDX |
| spellingShingle | Daniele Costa Erick Galante Izabela Andrade Jéssica Cunha Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approach U.Porto Journal of Engineering Explosive Environmental Assessment Impact Study Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Environmental Impacts RDX |
| title | Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approach |
| title_full | Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approach |
| title_fullStr | Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approach |
| title_short | Environmental life-cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit: a preliminary approach |
| title_sort | environmental life cycle assessment of a military explosive production unit a preliminary approach |
| topic | Explosive Environmental Assessment Impact Study Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Environmental Impacts RDX |
| url | https://journalengineering.fe.up.pt/article/view/12 |
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