Definitions for "Life-cycle analysis"
Evaluation of material and energy inputs and outputs at each stage of manufacture, use, and disposal of a product.
A method of accounting for the environmental impact of production, which considers the impact of producing a good from the initial extraction of raw materials, to the products eventual disposal.
LCA LCA involves making detailed measurements during the manufacture of the product, from the mining of the raw materials used in its production and distribution, through to its use, possible re-use or recycling, and its eventual disposal. The concept of LCAs emerged in response to increased environmental awareness on the part of the general public, industry and governments.
a total valuation of a process, in which all the inputs and outcomes of a reaction are fully considered.