Life cycle assessment of three water systems in Copenhagen - a management tool of the future

Environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) was applied to evaluate three different water systems of the water sector in Copenhagen, Denmark, including technologies within water supply, facilities recycling water and treatment of sewer overflow. In these three water systems LCA was used to evaluate th...

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Published in:Water science & technology. Water supply 2010-12, Vol.10 (6), p.953-960
Main Authors: GODSKESEN, B, ZAMBRANO, K. C, ALBRECHTSEN, H.-J, TRAUTNER, A, JOHANSEN, N.-B, THIESSON, L, ANDERSEN, L, CLAUSON-KAAS, J, NEIDEL, T. L, RYGAARD, M, KLØVERPRIS, N. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Distribution. Storage
Ecological monitoring
Environmental impact
Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Freshwater
Freshwater ecology
Inland water environment
Life cycle
Life cycle analysis
Life cycle assessment
Life cycle engineering
Life cycles
Overflow
Sewerage. Sewer construction
Sustainability
Water scarcity
Water supply
Water supply. Pipings. Water treatment
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Summary:Environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) was applied to evaluate three different water systems of the water sector in Copenhagen, Denmark, including technologies within water supply, facilities recycling water and treatment of sewer overflow. In these three water systems LCA was used to evaluate the environmental impacts of each of the processes involved. The overall conclusion was that LCA is suitable as a decision support tool in the water sector as it provides a holistic evaluation platform of the considered alternatives categorized in environmental impact categories. The use of LCA in the water sector of this region has limitation since it not yet considers impact categories assessing freshwater scarcity and ecological sustainability.
ISSN:1606-9749
1607-0798
DOI:10.2166/ws.2010.631