METHODOLOGY FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF CERAMIC FLOOR AND WALL TILES - APPLICATIONS IN BAT DEFINITION FOR CERAMIC TILES INDUSTRY

A Life Cycle Assessment procedure specific to the ceramic tiles industry has been developed and used to compare the environmental performances of different products and technologies. Attention has been focused, in particular, on techniques having cross media effects (for example, the purification of...

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Published in:Key engineering materials 2002-01, Vol.206-213 (2), p.829-834
Main Authors: Rinaldi, C, Fregni, A, Palmonari, C, Timellini, G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A Life Cycle Assessment procedure specific to the ceramic tiles industry has been developed and used to compare the environmental performances of different products and technologies. Attention has been focused, in particular, on techniques having cross media effects (for example, the purification of gaseous emissions and cogeneration). The identification and quantification of the possible environmental benefits or risks associated to these techniques enable the development of design criteria for measures intended to achieve an integrated pollution prevention and reduction, and thus a global protection of the whole environment. The European Directive 96/61/CE (the so-called IPPC Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) has introduced the concept of Best Available Techniques (BAT) as reference - in place of the EQS (Environmental Quality Standards) - for the design of measures to prevent or reduce environmental pollution. 11 refs.
ISSN:1013-9826