A company makes ceramic wall tiles. An advert states:
‘Our tiles have a low environmental impact because each tile uses no energy once it has been fitted.’
The table shows the stages included in the company’s assessment.
| Stage | Included in the assessment? |
|---|---|
| Obtaining and processing raw materials | No |
| Manufacturing and packaging | No |
| Use | Yes |
| Disposal | No |
| Transport between stages | No |
Give two environmental impacts that have been left out of the company's assessment.
99 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 10.2 Life cycle assessment and recycling, covering 10.2.1 Life cycle assessment and 10.2.2 Ways of reducing the use of resources. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.