Acquaintance with the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) as an analytical tool and techniques for determining and assessing the overall impact of products on the environment during the manufacture, use and disposal of products.

Mastering the basic concepts related to the LCA of products. Students will be able to analyse the use of products from the aspect of environmental impact, to analyse the shortcomings and assess the possibilities of improving the product from the aspect of environmental impact.

Terms and definitions in product life cycle analysis (LCA); Defining the objectives of the scope, defining boundaries and specifics; Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCI); Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA); Interpretation of results; Limitations of the life cycle analysis approach; LCA in practice (waste management, construction, industry); Development of a life cycle assessment (LCA) for a product or service.

1. O. Jolliet, M. Saadé-Sbeih, S. Shaked, A. Jolliet, P. Crettaz, Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

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2. H. Stvanović-Čarapina, A. Jovović, J. Stepanov, Life Cycle Assessment, as an instrument in strategic waste management planning, EDUKONS University, Sremska Kamenica, 2011.

Written exam, seminar paper, final oral exam

Lectures, exercises, preparation of seminar papers, consultations.