Author(s)

Christian Bauer & Peter Sliwka

Abstract

Within the framework of a research program of the Technical University of Aachen and the Forschungszentrum Mich it is intended to develop an instrument for a resource orientated analysis of material flows of metallic raw materials. The analysis of environmental impacts is an essential element regarding the ecological, economic and social dimensions of material flows Considering the current practice of Life Cycle Assessment the ecological impact of material flows is normally figured as site independent. Assessing the inputs and outputs as they result from a detailed process chain analysis several environmental impacts may be summarised and interpreted. On the other hand there are instruments to express the risk evolv

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