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LCA-E The link: http://extra.ivf.se/lcae/
Tool
LCA-E was created in a cooperation between IVF and CPM, Chalmers.
Purpose
The tool allows users to do simplified life cycle assessments of electronic
circuit boards. The tool can show how different component selection and
different operating conditions can change the environmental impact.
Description
All the text in the tool is in Swedish. The inputs from the user are; how many
components (of 14 different types), how many cm of wiring, energy use in normal
operation and in stand-by mode and the lifetime of the component. The output is
a LCI data or a weighted environmental impact for the circuit board. The user
can evaluate the environmental impact from manufacture or the environmental
impact from use or the impact from both.
Use
The use of the tool is simple and no special training of a user is needed for
the handling of the tool. Once the user has entered data on the circuit board,
the user have to select what type of results he wants and click on calculate.
The result is presented both in tabular and graphical form.
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