Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5470407 Procedia CIRP 2017 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
This paper proposes how to evaluate environmental impacts in a product Life Cycle Assessment at the premanufacture (mining) stage using Toward Sustainable Mining principles. The material supply chain includes a choice between either recycling or mining where mining remains the primary supplier of materials for manufactured products. Integration of TSM with Streamlined life cycle assessment as the bases for an ISO standard on mining environmental impacts.
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