• NEN EN ISO 14040 : 2006

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    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT - PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Netherlands Standards

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General description of life cycle assessment (LCA)
      4.1 Principles of LCA
      4.2 Phases of an LCA
      4.3 Key features of an LCA
      4.4 General concepts of product systems
    5 Methodological framework
      5.1 General requirements
      5.2 Goal and scope definition
      5.3 Life cycle inventory analysis (LCI)
      5.4 Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
      5.5 Life cycle interpretation
    6 Reporting
    7 Critical review
      7.1 General
      7.2 Need for critical review
      7.3 Critical review processes
    Annex A (informative) Application of LCA
    Bibliography

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    Specifies the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (LCA) including: - The goal and scope definition of the LCA; - The life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase; - The life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase; - The life cycle interpretation phase; - Reporting and critical review of the LCA; - Limitations of the LCA; - Relationship between the LCA phases; - Conditions for use of value choices and optional elements.

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    Development Note Supersedes NEN EN ISO 14041, NEN EN ISO 14042 and NEN EN ISO 14043. (08/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Netherlands Standards
    Status Current
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