On the combination of USEtox® and SimpleBox 4 Nano models for the derivatization of size-dependent characterization factors for engineered nanomaterials

Even if it has been claimed that Life Cycle Assessment is an essential tool to analyze, evaluate, understand and manage the environmental and health impacts of nanotechnology, few studies incorporate characterization factors (CFs) for human toxicity and freshwater ecotoxicity accounting for the impacts of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) beyond...

Life cycle assessment of NC based signal pyrotechnics

Sustainability analysis of NC based signal flare (WP19-1255) - Poster -

De sociale impact van Amsterdamse import

In het document “De stadsdonut voor Amsterdam” beschrijft de gemeente Amsterdam haar ambitie om bij te dragen aan de ontwikkeling van een voor de bewoners prettige en vernieuwende stad die floreert binnen de grenzen van een leefbare en inclusieve planeet. Amsterdam streeft ernaar die planetaire grenzen te eerbiedigen en tegelijk oog te hebben...

Assessment of the airborne emissions during the use of a Cadmium Telluride Quantum Dots incorporating ink and a proposal to calculate their human health and freshwater effect factors

Quantum dots (QDs) confer a wide range of optical properties to pigments/inks. With new products and applications entering the market, the airborne emissions of QDs incorporating inks during usage stage at consumer scale (e.g. household printing) and their corresponding impacts towards human health and the environment need to be investigated. In...

Decarbonisation options for the Dutch polyolefins industry

The Dutch chemical industry is the fourth largest in Europe and tenth in the world, having a turnover of over 50 billion euros. Characterised by a central position in the European market and by the presence of highly integrated clusters such as the Port of Rotterdam and the Chemelot industrial park in Limburg, The Netherlands hosts some of the...

Plastic recycling in a circular economy; determining environmental performance through an LCA matrix model approach

To ensure a circular economy for plastics, insights in the environmental impacts of recycling and optimal recycling choices for specific plastic polymers are crucial. This was obtained by determining the environmental performance of 10 selected recycling technologies with varying TRL levels, using the chemical properties of the top 25 produced...

Tool berekent LCA in vroeg stadium: duurzaam ontwerpen met ENVPACK

De behoefte aan duurzame verpakkingen is groot. Met EnvPack hebben de ontwerpers van verpakkingen nu een instrument in handen om in een vroeg stadium van het ontwerp de milieuprestatie van verpakkingen te bepalen

Sources, transport, and accumulation of different types of plastic litter in aquatic environments: A review study

Types of plastic waste in different aquatic environments were assessed to obtain a global framework of plastic waste transport and accumulation, relevant for plastic pollution mitigation strategies in aquatic environments. Packaging and consumer products were the most encountered product categories in rivers, while fishery items dominated in the...

EnvPack, an LCA-based tool for enviromental assessment of packaging chains: Part 2: influence of assessment method on ranking of alternatives

Purpose EnvPack, a tool for assessing the environmental impact of packaging, offers the user four assessment methods. The question arose whether the choice of the method would affect the ranking of packaging alternatives and whether different hotspots in the life cycle would come up. Methods The EnvPack tool contains three different product...

EnvPack an LCA-based tool for environmental assessment of packaging chains. Part 1: Scope, methods and inventory of tool

Purpose The environmental impact, resource use and waste generation of packaging has been a topic of worldwide debate. This resulted in founding the Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV), which aims to facilitate the reduction of these impacts. Within KIDV’s scientific programme, an LCA-based tool was developed to show packaging...

Consumer response to packaging design: The role of packaging materials and graphics in sustainability perceptions and product evaluations

Building on theories of cue utilization, this paper investigates whether and how packaging sustainability influences consumer perceptions, inferences and attitudes towards packaged products. A framework is tested in an empirical study among 249 students using soup products varying in packaging material and graphics. The findings show that ...

LICARA nanoSCAN - A tool for the self-assessment of benefits and risks of nanoproducts

The fast penetration of nanoproducts on the market under conditions of significant uncertainty of their environmental properties and risks to humans creates a need for companies to assess sustainability of their products. Evaluation of the potential benefits and risks to build a coherent story for communication with clients, authorities,...

Milieueffectanalyse van de Raamovereenkomst Verpakkingen

LCA of bottles made from bio-based PHB with a focus on allocation of sugars in wastewater

Modelling of Recycling in LCA

A method for improving Centre for Environmental Studies (CML) characterisation factors for metal (eco)toxicity - The case of zinc gutters and downpipes

Background, aim and scope: The environmental impact of building products made from heavy metals has been a topic of discussion for some years. This was fuelled by results of life cycle assessments (LCAs), where the emission of heavy metals strongly effected the results. An issue was that the characterisation factors of the Centre for...

LCA of thermal treatment of waste streams in cement clinker kilns in Belgium: comparison to alternative treatment options