Proposal For The Correct Management Of The Life Cycle Assessment Results From Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Treatment
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Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
180
Pages
11
Published
2014
Size
1,325 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/WM140141
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
M. Schiavon, M. Ragazzi, E. C. Rada & G. Merler
Abstract
This study focuses on the application of the environmental part of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach to identify the best alternative among four solutions representing different integrated management systems for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) fluxes. The comparison between the results is made in terms of the human toxicity potentials, with respect to other treatments, including mechanical-biological treatments (MBTs). However, findings from previous studies highlighted the potential risk deriving from the applications of MBTs in their conventional configurations. It may be important to consider the need for adopting additional methods, such as emission, dispersion and exposure models. These tools can improve the understanding of the potential constraints derived from the choice of an integrated solution for waste management and provide useful insights for the choice of the location of a plant, in order to protect fields, pasture and dwellings from potential contamination of soil, the food chain and air. Keywords: LCA, human toxicity potential, mechanical-biological treatments, incineration, MSW, air pollutants.
Keywords
LCA, human toxicity potential, mechanical-biological treatments, incineration, MSW, air pollutants.