The environmental impacts of clothing: Evidence from United States and three European countries

J Sohn, KS Nielsen, M Birkved, T Joanes… - Sustainable Production …, 2021 - Elsevier
Because of the near doubling of clothing purchased and the shift toward fast fashion in
recent decades, clothing induces increasingly significant global environmental impacts …

Minimizing the Environmental Impacts of Plastic Pollution through Ecodesign of Products with Low Environmental Persistence

BD James, CP Ward, ME Hahn… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
While plastic pollution threatens ecosystems and human health, the use of plastic products
continues to increase. Limiting its harm requires design strategies for plastic products …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment integration into energy system models: An application for Power-to-Methane in the EU

H Blanco, V Codina, A Laurent, W Nijs, F Maréchal… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
As the EU energy system transitions to low carbon, the technology choices should consider
a broader set of criteria. The use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) prevents burden shift …

[HTML][HTML] Metamodel-assisted design optimization in the field of structural engineering: A literature review

I Negrin, M Kripka, V Yepes - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Metamodel-assisted optimization is a valuable alternative to handle structural design
optimization procedures, which are usually quite expensive and sometimes even prohibitive …

Combining life cycle assessment and manufacturing system simulation: evaluating dynamic impacts from renewable energy supply on product-specific environmental …

JM Rödger, J Beier, M Schönemann, C Schulze… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The eco-efficiency of actual production processes is still one dominating research area in
engineering. However, neglecting the environmental impacts of production equipment …

LCA of aquaculture systems: methodological issues and potential improvements

FA Bohnes, A Laurent - The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The aquaculture sector is the fastest growing food production industry. Life-cycle
assessment (LCA) can be a useful tool to assess its environmental impacts and ensure …

Synthesis, characterization, safety design, and application of NPs@ BC for contaminated soil remediation and sustainable agriculture

T Zheng, S Ouyang, Q Zhou - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Biochar (BC) and nanoparticle-decorated biochar (NPs@ BC) have emerged as potential
high-performance function materials to facilitate simultaneous soil remediation and …

A set of preliminary indicators for holistic sustainability assessment of household food consumption in rural and urban China

Y Li, V Filimonau, L Wang, S Cheng - Resources, Conservation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To provide a preliminary reference point and a scientific basis for future comprehensive
sustainability assessments of household food consumption (HFC) in China and beyond, this …

Environmental assessment of digestate treatment technologies using LCA methodology

I Vázquez-Rowe, K Golkowska, V Lebuf… - Waste management, 2015 - Elsevier
The production of biogas from energy crops, organic waste and manure has augmented
considerably the amounts of digestate available in Flanders. This has pushed authorities to …

Resource footprints are good proxies of environmental damage

ZJN Steinmann, AM Schipper, M Hauck… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Environmental footprints are increasingly used to quantify and compare environmental
impacts of for example products, technologies, households, or nations. This has resulted in a …