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What a life-cycle assessment measures

What a life-cycle assessment measures

Life-cycle assessment loop showing raw materials, manufacture, use and disposal, with transport and environmental impacts labelled

A life-cycle assessment, or LCA, analyses the environmental impact of a material or product at every stage of its life. The stages are obtaining raw materials, manufacture, use and disposal.

6.1.2 Life cycle assessment and recycling Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /6.1.2 Life cycle assessment and recycling

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Chemistry 6.1.2 Life cycle assessment and recycling. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.

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