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Environmental assessment of fires in products using the fire-LCA model

Simonson, Margaret LU ; Andersson, Petra LU ; Blomqvist, Per LU and Stripple, Håkan (2005) 8th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science In Fire Safety Science p.1071-1082
Abstract

The environmental impact of products has been increasingly discussed in recent years. In response to questions of the environmental appropriateness of, for example, technologies used to attain a high level of fire safety, a model has been developed to quantify the emissions from fires and include this into a holistic treatment of the environmental impact of a product from the cradle to the grave. This model is based on Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology but represents a significant improvement over traditional LCA models that cannot include accidents such as fires. The Fire-LCA model has been tested in three case studies: TV, cables, and furniture. This article presents the model in detail, in particular focusing on the difference... (More)

The environmental impact of products has been increasingly discussed in recent years. In response to questions of the environmental appropriateness of, for example, technologies used to attain a high level of fire safety, a model has been developed to quantify the emissions from fires and include this into a holistic treatment of the environmental impact of a product from the cradle to the grave. This model is based on Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology but represents a significant improvement over traditional LCA models that cannot include accidents such as fires. The Fire-LCA model has been tested in three case studies: TV, cables, and furniture. This article presents the model in detail, in particular focusing on the difference between the Fire-LCA model and traditional LCA models, using examples from the case studies.

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keywords
Environment, LCA, Modeling, Statistics
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Fire Safety Science
pages
12 pages
conference name
8th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science
conference location
Beijing, China
conference dates
2005-09-18 - 2005-09-23
external identifiers
  • scopus:67349117564
ISSN
1817-4299
DOI
10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-1071
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English
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  author       = {{Simonson, Margaret and Andersson, Petra and Blomqvist, Per and Stripple, Håkan}},
  issn         = {{1817-4299}},
  keywords     = {{Environment; LCA; Modeling; Statistics}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1071--1082}},
  series       = {{Fire Safety Science}},
  title        = {{Environmental assessment of fires in products using the fire-LCA model}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-1071}},
  doi          = {{10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-1071}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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