AS/NZS ISO 14040:1998

AS/NZS ISO 14040:1998 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT-PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK

PREFACE

Introduction

1 Scope

2 Normative reference

3 Definitions

3.1 allocation

3.2 comparative assertion

3.3 elementary flow

3.4 environmental aspect

3.5 functional unit

3.6 input

3.7 interested party

3.8 life cycle

3.9 life cycle assessment

3.10 life cycle impact assessment

3.11 life cycle interpretation

3.12 life cycle inventory analysis

3.13 output

3.14 practitioner

3.15 product system

3.16 raw material

3.17 system boundary

3.18 transparency

3.19 unit process

3.20 waste

4 General description of LCA

4.1 Key features of LCA

4.2 Phases of an LCA

5 Methodological framework

5.1 Definition of goal and scope

5.1.1 Goal of the study

5.1.2 Scope of the study

5.2 Life cycle inventory analysis

5.2.1 General description of life cycle inventory

5.2.2 Data collection and calculation procedures

5.3 Life cycle impact assessment

5.4 Life cycle interpretation

6 Reporting

7 Critical review

7.1 General description of critical reviews

7.2 Need for critical review

7.3 Critical review processes

7.3.1 Internal expert review

7.3.2 External expert review

7.3.3 Review by interested parties

Annex A - Bibliography