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NBN EN ISO 14040 : 2006

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT - PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK

Published date

12-01-2013

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General description of life cycle assessment (LCA)
  4.1 Principles of LCA
  4.2 Phases of an LCA
  4.3 Key features of an LCA
  4.4 General concepts of product systems
5 Methodological framework
  5.1 General requirements
  5.2 Goal and scope definition
  5.3 Life cycle inventory analysis (LCI)
  5.4 Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
  5.5 Life cycle interpretation
6 Reporting
7 Critical review
  7.1 General
  7.2 Need for critical review
  7.3 Critical review processes
Annex A (informative) Application of LCA
Bibliography

Specifies the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (LCA) including: - The goal and scope definition of the LCA; - The life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase; - The life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase; - The life cycle interpretation phase; - Reporting and critical review of the LCA; - Limitations of the LCA; - Relationship between the LCA phases; - Conditions for use of value choices and optional elements.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes NBN EN ISO 14041, NBN EN ISO 14042 and NBN EN ISO 14043. (12/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Belgian Standards
Status
Current

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