Chemistry GCSE
Life cycle assessment
What Life cycle assessment means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Life cycle assessment
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Tracks a product through raw material extraction, manufacture, use and disposal.
Topics that use Life cycle assessment
- Life cycle assessment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Comparative LCA
- Cradle-to-grave environmental assessment
- Abbreviated LCA
- Functional unit
- Materials from crude oil and plants
- Misleading
- Pre-determined conclusions
- Quantitative measurement
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