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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Impact category"”.
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A program risk assessment method for aviation technology transitions
… presents a method for assessing the potential impacts of program risks on aviation technology transitions. It first establishes a framework that provides a methodology to complete the assessment of those risks. Next, the framework is applied to a technology transition to data link and reduced …
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Social Marginal Abatement Cost of Negative Emissions : Incorporating Externalities into the Private Costs of Carbon Dioxide Removal
… removal, excluding external costs and their impact on society. The objective of this thesis was to identify the Negative Emission Technologies and Practices (NETPs) that yield the lowest social costs, thereby providing insights into which NETPs should be prioritized for investments in CDR. …
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Development of integrated performance indicators and integrated energy systems for smart cities
… that systems 2 and 3 have higher environmental impacts due to their electricity generation through the Organic Rankine Cycle. Human toxicity is the impact category most affected, followed by global warming and acidification. Furthermore, system optimization is completed in order to reach to the …
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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of CFC-replacement Compounds in Different Technical Applications
… application of refrigerants. The environmental impacts due to life cycles of different possible substitute refrigerants are compared with the presently used 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a). Additional refrigerants included in this study comprise dichloromethane (R30), propane (R290), isobutane …
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Evaluation of environmental carrying capacity and application of the sustainability target method
… studies. In this research, a set of impact-oriented U.S. CC is developed for both input- and output-related impacts. CC for eight common impact categories is evaluated: resource depletion, global warming, ozone depletion, acidification, eutrophication, photochemical ozone formation, …
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Environmental Performance Assessment of Froth Flotation for Coal Recovery and Sulfur Removal from Ultrafine Coal Waste
… for a fictitious plant. An environmental impact analysis was subsequently conducted using a combination of Life Cycle Impact Assessment and risk-based impact assessment techniques and criteria. The impact categories selected included climate change, terrestrial acidification, fossil fuel …