life cycle assessment

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Investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service caused or necessitated by its existence.
Notes:
  1. Also known as life cycle analysis, LCA, ecobalance, and cradle-to-grave analysis.
  2. Assessing the life cycle of a polymer or a plastic must take into account all the factors that can be identified from the up-stage raw material to the waste management.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 377. (Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 405 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'life cycle assessment' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13960 RIS BibTex EndNote
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