Case study of four pipe materials Flashcards
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Global warming potentatial
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Global Warming Potential (GWP): is a weighting factor that allows comparisons
to be made between the cumulative global warming impact over a specified
period of time (typically 100 years) of some greenhouse gas and a simultaneous
emission of an equal mass of CO2.
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LCA: Life Cycle Analysis
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Sophisticated way of examining the total environmental impacts across the entire life cycle of a product. It yields a complete picture of the environmental impact of a product.
It involves: Raw material acquisition
Manufacturing
Use/Reuse/Maintenance
Recycling/Waste management
While also measuring Inputs of materials and energy
Outputs of intended products, co products, emissions, wastes
