Exergy Life Cycle Assessment of soil erosion remediation technologies: an Italian case study

The results indicate that DRPs are the most suitable solutions. However, TEC, CExD and CEENE indexes of these technologies suggest the existence of hidden impacts related to land use. The same result characterises also Bio-mats, the technology with the highest contribution of renewable material along the life cycle phases. In conclusion, this work shows that the use of exergy based impact indexes for the environmental impact assessment supplies a wider framework and deeper insights of the environmental performance of production processes and products.