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Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment. Instructor: Prof. Brajesh Kumar Dubey, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts related to interaction of industrial and environmental/ecological systems, sustainability challenges facing the current generation, and systems-based approaches required to create sustainable solutions for society. Students will understand the concepts and the scientific method as it applies to a systems-based, trans-disciplinary approach to sustainability, and will be prepared to identify problems in sustainability and formulate appropriate solutions based on scientific research, applied science, social and economic issues. The basic concepts of life cycle assessment (LCA) will be discussed, along with life cycle inventory (LCI) and life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) including the social and economic dimensions. The application of life cycle assessment methodology using appropriate case studies will be presented. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 07 - Risk Assessment: Toxicology

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Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - Introduction (cont.)

Lecture 03 - Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability

Lecture 04 - Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Systems

Lecture 05 - Life Cycle Assessment and Water, Food and Energy

Lecture 06 - Risk Assessment and LCA Framework

Lecture 07 - Risk Assessment: Toxicology

Lecture 08 - Risk Assessment Methods

Lecture 09 - Risk Assessment Methods (cont.)

Lecture 10 - Environmental Risk Assessment

Lecture 11 - Environmental Data Collection and LCA Methodology

Lecture 12 - Environmental Data Collection and LCA Methodology (cont.)

Lecture 13 - Environmental Data Collection and LCA Methodology (cont.)

Lecture 14 - Environmental Data Collection and LCA Methodology (cont.)

Lecture 15 - LCA Methodology

Lecture 16 - LCA - A Detailed Methodology

Lecture 17 - LCA - A Detailed Methodology (cont.)

Lecture 18 - LCA Benefits and Drawbacks

Lecture 19 - History of LCA

Lecture 20 - The ISO Framework

Lecture 21 - Unit Process, Data and LCI Databases

Lecture 22 - Unit Process and System Boundary

Lecture 23 - Inventory Data and Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA)

Lecture 24 - LCIA

Lecture 25 - LCA Interpretation

Lecture 26 - ISO 14040

Lecture 27 - Key Points of a Good LCA and Example LCA

Lecture 28 - Chemical Release in Environment

Lecture 29 - Green Sustainable Materials

Lecture 30 - Green Sustainable Materials (cont.)

Lecture 31 - Design for Sustainability

Lecture 32 - Design for Sustainability (cont.)

Lecture 33 - Design for Sustainability (cont.)

Lecture 34 - Sustainable Engineering Design Principles

Lecture 35 - Sustainable Engineering Design Principles (cont.)

Lecture 36 - Summary and Case Studies

Lecture 37 - Summary and Case Studies (cont.)

Lecture 38 - Summary and Case Studies (cont.)

Lecture 39 - Tutorial

Lecture 40 - Tutorial (cont.)