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Article | REF: M1830 V1

Life cycle assessment of surface treatment processes of materials

Author: Arnaud MOIGN

Publication date: March 10, 2018, Review date: September 2, 2020

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4. Choice of evaluation methods and interpretation of results

Analyzing the environmental impact of a process involves transforming environmental flows into impact indicators.

4.1 Impact indicators

In LCA, the main impact indicators relate to air quality, water quality, human health and resources. In reality, these indicators can be classified into several categories (figure 9 ):

  • flow indicators,

  • intermediate indicators,

  • damage indicators.

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