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Describe extracting and processing raw materials as a stage in life cycle assessment.
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Life cycle assessment and recycling
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Life cycle assessment
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Describe extracting and processing raw materials as a stage in life cycle assessment
- This point belongs to Life cycle assessment and recycling, especially Life cycle assessment.
- You need to be able to describe extracting and processing raw materials as a stage in life cycle assessment.
- The key ideas to know are life cycle assessment and raw materials.
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What are extracting and processing raw materials?
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In Chemistry, this page helps you answer questions about extracting and processing raw materials within Life cycle assessment and recycling. Focus on the key process, correct scientific terms, and how the idea links to exam-style questions. Key terms to check are Life Cycle Assessment and Raw Materials.
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- Life Cycle Assessment: A systematic analysis of the environmental impacts associated with all stages of a product's life, from raw material extraction to disposal.
- Raw Materials: The basic materials from which products are made, which are extracted and processed during the life cycle assessment.
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Confusing Stages of LCA: To fix this, remember that extraction refers to obtaining raw materials from the environment, while processing involves transforming those raw materials into usable forms.
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- Describe use and operation during a product's lifetime as a stage in life cycle assessment.
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- Describe disposal, transport and distribution as stages in life cycle assessment.
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- Explain that water use, resource use, energy use and some wastes can often be quantified in an LCA.
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