Methods for the Evaluation of Waste Treatment Processes
Table 3
Examples of terms in an impact assessment (LCIA) DIN EN ISO 14044.
Term
Example
Impact category
Climate change
LCI results
Amount of a greenhouse gas per functional unit
Characterisation model
“Baseline” scenario of 100 years by the IPCC
Category indicator
Infrared radiative forcing (W/m2)
Characterisation factor (kg CO2-eq./kg gas)
Global warming potential (GWP100) for each greenhouse gas
Category indicator result (kg CO2-eq. per functional unit)
Kilograms of CO2-eq. per functional unit/global warming potential (GWP100) for each greenhouse gas
Category endpoints
Coral reefs, forests, crops, human health (both increased mortality and morbidity), socioeconomic impacts, for example, decreased productivity, major systems interruptions, for example, melting of the Arctic ice sheet, and so on
Environmental relevance
Infrared radiative forcing is a proxy for potential effects on the climate, depending on the integrated atmospheric heat adsorption caused by emissions and the distribution over time of the heat absorption
