Development of an international consensual method for water use impact assessment in LCA Year Two

This project proposes to lead an international collaborative effort aiming to provide a method based on a scientific consensus to assess water use in Life Cycle Assessment, aligned with the ISO Draft International Standard 14 046 on water footprinting. It will provide industry with a harmonized methodology to compare potential impacts related to water use on a common basis. The deliverables of this project will be accomplished through the involvement of key method developers and stakeholders through the international working group WULCA (Water Use in LCA) of the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative.

Faculty Supervisor:

Manuele Margni

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Partner:

Cascades;Hydro-Quebec;Veolia Environnement;École Polytechnique de Montréal

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

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