NR 314 Midterm Exam – Questions With
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"any of two or more products coming from the same unit process or
product system"
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1 Co-product 2 Products
3 ISO Standard 4 De-pollution approach
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Terms in this set (63)
Satisfying basis of material welfare
Fulfilling daily needs
Products
Can purchase, use, dispose
Goods or service
, quantity and quality
Sustainability
Impact v, Functionality ^
Impact = Population x Affluence Consumption x
I = PAT
Technology
no official definition
optimizing production while minimizing
environmental impacts
industrial ecology
understanding energy and material flows in
industries
industrial society is an ecosystem
De-pollution approach "end of pipe", insufficient
holistic view over a product system
Life Cycle Thinking essential for thinking differently as an
environmentalist
Contribution Always question
Consequence
Impacts
Provider (mass, energy) Services provided by Earth
Sink (wastes, pollutants)
rates at which provision and sink can be supplied
are limited
carrying capacity
meeting needs of present without compromising
ability to meet future needs
a method/technique to assess the environmental
impacts of a product, process, or service
LCA
provides a healthy degree of skepticism of env.
arguments and claims
1990's - methodology of LCA was still relatively
immature while this standardization took place
ISO focuses on framework
states fundamental principles of LCA
left methodological choices open (ambiguities)
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Practice questions for this set
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"any of two or more products coming from the same unit process or
product system"
Choose an answer
1 Co-product 2 Products
3 ISO Standard 4 De-pollution approach
Don't know?
Terms in this set (63)
Satisfying basis of material welfare
Fulfilling daily needs
Products
Can purchase, use, dispose
Goods or service
, quantity and quality
Sustainability
Impact v, Functionality ^
Impact = Population x Affluence Consumption x
I = PAT
Technology
no official definition
optimizing production while minimizing
environmental impacts
industrial ecology
understanding energy and material flows in
industries
industrial society is an ecosystem
De-pollution approach "end of pipe", insufficient
holistic view over a product system
Life Cycle Thinking essential for thinking differently as an
environmentalist
Contribution Always question
Consequence
Impacts
Provider (mass, energy) Services provided by Earth
Sink (wastes, pollutants)
rates at which provision and sink can be supplied
are limited
carrying capacity
meeting needs of present without compromising
ability to meet future needs
a method/technique to assess the environmental
impacts of a product, process, or service
LCA
provides a healthy degree of skepticism of env.
arguments and claims
1990's - methodology of LCA was still relatively
immature while this standardization took place
ISO focuses on framework
states fundamental principles of LCA
left methodological choices open (ambiguities)
