scholarly journals Value Choices in Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Stressors Causing Human Health Damage

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 796-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
An M. De Schryver ◽  
Rosalie van Zelm ◽  
Sebastien Humbert ◽  
Stephan Pfister ◽  
Thomas E. McKone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Life Cycle Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health Damage ◽  
Value Choices ◽  
Health Damage ◽  
Life Cycle Impact

European characterization factors for human health damage of PM10 and ozone in life cycle impact assessment

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie van Zelm ◽  
Mark A.J. Huijbregts ◽  
Henri A. den Hollander ◽  
Hans A. van Jaarsveld ◽  
Ferd J. Sauter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Life Cycle Impact Assessment ◽  
Characterization Factors ◽  
Human Health Damage ◽  
Health Damage ◽  
Life Cycle Impact

Life cycle impact assessment of pesticides on human health and ecosystems

2002 ◽  
Vol 93 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 379-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Margni ◽  
D. Rossier ◽  
P. Crettaz ◽  
O. Jolliet
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Life Cycle Impact Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle Impact

scholarly journals Human Health Impacts of Aviation Biofuel Production: Exploring the Application of Different Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) Methods for Biofuel Supply Chains

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhizhen Wang ◽  
Patricia Osseweijer ◽  
John A. Posada
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Life Cycle Impact Assessment ◽  
Biomass Conversion ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Aviation Fuel ◽  
Life Cycle Impact ◽  
Aviation Biofuels ◽  
Aviation Biofuel

The life cycle human health (HH) impacts related to aviation biofuels have been understood in a limited way. Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods for assessing HH are often associated with a high level of uncertainty and a low level of consensus. As a result, it remains challenging to perform a robust assessment of HH impacts with a suitable LCIA method. This study aims to systematically compare six commonly used LCIA methods for quantifying HH impacts, in order to empirically understand the potential impacts of aviation biofuel production on HH and how the results are affected by the choice of methods. Three aviation biofuel production pathways based on different feedstocks (sugarcane, eucalyptus, and macauba) were analyzed and compared to fossil aviation biofuels, on the basis of a functional unit of 1 MJ aviation fuel. The majority of the LCIA methods suggest that, in respect to midpoint impacts, macauba-based biofuel is associated with the lowest impacts and eucalyptus-based biofuel the highest; whereas at endpoint level, the results are more scattered. The LCIA methods agree that biomass conversion into aviation biofuel, H2 production, and feedstock cultivation are major contributors to life cycle HH impacts. Additionally, we provide a guideline for determining an appropriate method for assessing HH impacts.

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