The work environment disability-adjusted life year for use with life cycle assessment: a methodological approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systems-based method used to determine potential impacts to the environment associated with a product throughout its life cycle. Conclusions from LCA studies can be applied to support decisions regarding product design or public policy, therefore, all relevant inputs (e.g., raw materials, energy) and outputs (e.g., emissions, waste) to the product system should be evaluated to estimate impacts. Currently, work-related impacts are not routinely considered in LCA. The objectives of this paper are: 1) introduce the work environment disability-adjusted life year (WE-DALY), one portion of a characterization factor used to express the magnitude of impacts to human health attributable to work-related exposures to workplace hazards; 2) outline th

SUBMITTER: Scanlon KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3599928 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature