Combined Science GCSE
Environmental costs
What Environmental costs means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Environmental costs
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Reference: AQA
The different impacts each disposal route has, and the fuel burned and emissions released when materials and products are moved.
Topics that use Environmental costs
- Life cycle assessment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Comparing products over their lifetimes
- Disposal
- Extraction
- Finite and renewable resources
- Function and impact of packaging
- Life cycle assessment
- Processing
- Recycling and material choice
Using Environmental costs in the exam
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