The document discusses the endpoint approach to life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), which focuses on actual damage to receptors rather than just potential impacts. It presents a case study comparing LCIA results for manufacturing stainless steel and carbon steel sheets using damage functions that estimate impacts to human health. The key impacts considered are increased thermal stress, malaria incidence, respiratory disorders, and cancer risk from emissions of 10 substances involved in steel production. The study aims to demonstrate the endpoint approach can reduce subjective judgments in LCIA compared to midpoint approaches.
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HEAVY METAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LEACHATE FROM MUNICIPAL ...IJSIT Editor
Rapid urbanization and population growth are largely responsible for very high increasing rate of
solid waste in the urban areas, its proper management and recycling is major problems of Municipal
Corporation. The analytical analysis revealed that the leachate show high concentration of heavy metals viz.,
Pb, Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu. However, their high concentration in municipal solid waste leachate may cause
contaminants for environmental pollution. Therefore, present investigation deals with analyze the heavy
metals concentration in municipal solid waste leachate.
Human Health Risk Assessment of Industry Derived Heavy Metals Exposure to Com...Premier Publishers
In this study, heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb and Cu) concentrations in soil within the vicinity of six diferent industries (International Textile, Chikki holdent Industries, Pz Cusson, 7up bottling company, Clay Industries and Chemstar industry) in Lagos State were used to investigate their influence on human health risk through ingestion, inhalation and dermal exposure pathways. The result revealed that the extent of human health risk varied with exposure pathways, Metal species and industry type. The Hazard Quotient derived from the inhalation are much higher than the US environmental protection agency guide lines value. The values of health index for various heavy metals and the multiple exposure pathway for all the industries were higher than the thresh value of 1. The ingestion pathway, which account for 65.41% and 97.18% health index for adult and children respectively was the dominant exposure route for all the metals to local residents. The cancer risk index falls within the acceptable limit with the exception of Cd for adult as well as Pb for both adult and children through inhalation. The dermal exposure pathway which account for 99.9% total cancer risk index for both adult and children was the dominant exposure route. The range of cancer risk was calculated and the results showed higher risk than an acceptable value of US environmental protection agency (1E-06 – 1E-04) indicating some concern about building houses, markets and farms near the industries.
Annual atmospheric corrosion rate and dose-response function for carbon steel...Carlos Arroyave
This paper presents an assessment on the behavior of plain carbon steel exposure to the atmosphere of Bogotá. The main climate and environmental parameters, including relative humidity (RH), temperature (T), sulphur dioxide deposition (DSO2) and particulate matter deposition (DPM) were measured. Furthermore, mass loss of AISI/SAE 1006 plain carbon steel coupons was measured along one year. In this case, coupons were exposed in eight test sites located across the city of Bogotá. Results show that the corrosion rate of carbon steel is less than 35 μm yr–1 after one year. It was found that the west part of the city has the greatest aggressivity, which has the highest levels of DPM and DSO2, related with the characteristics of the anthropogenic activities distribution across the city. A dose-response function of plain carbon steel exposure to the atmosphere of Bogotá, based on RH, T and DSO2, was obtained.
The Use Of Pistia stratiotes To Remove Some Heavy Metals From Romi Stream: A ...iosrjce
The study involved a laboratory experiment on the use of Pistia stratiotes in the removal of some
heavy metals from a stream polluted by waste water from Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company. Water
sample was collected from Kaduna Refinery effluent point, Romi up and Romi down. The Bioconcentration
(BCF) and Biotranslocation (BTF) Factors of each metal were determined. The experinmental study showed
that Pistia stratiotes is a suitable candidate for effective removal of heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Mn, Ag, Pb, Zn) from
Romi stream.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Isolation and Characterization of Nickel Tolerant Bacterial Strains from Elec...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
Abstract— In the present study, an attempt was made to isolate and characterize nickel tolerant bacterial strains from the electroplating effluent contaminated soil. The effluent sample was collected at the direct outlet of electroplating industry and analyzed for physico-chemical characteristics such as pH (6.5), temperature (33), electrical conductivity (15.1 ms/cm), total solids (2309mg/l), total dissolved solids (5573 mg/l), chloride (0.20mg/l), sodium (0.13ppm), calcium (2.23ppm), potassium (0.20ppm), Biological Oxygen Demand (4200mg/l), Chemical Oxygen Demand (5243 mg/l) and nickel (4.063ppm). Enumeration of total bacterial population from the electroplating effluent contaminated soil sample was made in nutrient agar medium. Sixteen bacterial colonies were selected based on their abundance growth all of them were identified through morphological and biochemical characteristics. All the sixteen bacterial isolates were screened for its metal tolerance using nutrient agar medium incorporated with nickel metal. Based on the better growth performance, six bacterial strains were selected as potential metal tolerant organism. The selected metal tolerant bacterial strains were further characterized in the various environmental conditions such as pH (5, 7 & 9) temperature (5°C, 28°C, 37°C & 45°C) and concentration of metal ions (100ppm, 200ppm, 300ppm & 400ppm) for 5 days. The result reveals that one bacterial strain, Pseudomonas sp 1 was showed better growth in nickel metal based medium with pH 7 at 37°C temperature.
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HEAVY METAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LEACHATE FROM MUNICIPAL ...IJSIT Editor
Rapid urbanization and population growth are largely responsible for very high increasing rate of
solid waste in the urban areas, its proper management and recycling is major problems of Municipal
Corporation. The analytical analysis revealed that the leachate show high concentration of heavy metals viz.,
Pb, Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu. However, their high concentration in municipal solid waste leachate may cause
contaminants for environmental pollution. Therefore, present investigation deals with analyze the heavy
metals concentration in municipal solid waste leachate.
Human Health Risk Assessment of Industry Derived Heavy Metals Exposure to Com...Premier Publishers
In this study, heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb and Cu) concentrations in soil within the vicinity of six diferent industries (International Textile, Chikki holdent Industries, Pz Cusson, 7up bottling company, Clay Industries and Chemstar industry) in Lagos State were used to investigate their influence on human health risk through ingestion, inhalation and dermal exposure pathways. The result revealed that the extent of human health risk varied with exposure pathways, Metal species and industry type. The Hazard Quotient derived from the inhalation are much higher than the US environmental protection agency guide lines value. The values of health index for various heavy metals and the multiple exposure pathway for all the industries were higher than the thresh value of 1. The ingestion pathway, which account for 65.41% and 97.18% health index for adult and children respectively was the dominant exposure route for all the metals to local residents. The cancer risk index falls within the acceptable limit with the exception of Cd for adult as well as Pb for both adult and children through inhalation. The dermal exposure pathway which account for 99.9% total cancer risk index for both adult and children was the dominant exposure route. The range of cancer risk was calculated and the results showed higher risk than an acceptable value of US environmental protection agency (1E-06 – 1E-04) indicating some concern about building houses, markets and farms near the industries.
Annual atmospheric corrosion rate and dose-response function for carbon steel...Carlos Arroyave
This paper presents an assessment on the behavior of plain carbon steel exposure to the atmosphere of Bogotá. The main climate and environmental parameters, including relative humidity (RH), temperature (T), sulphur dioxide deposition (DSO2) and particulate matter deposition (DPM) were measured. Furthermore, mass loss of AISI/SAE 1006 plain carbon steel coupons was measured along one year. In this case, coupons were exposed in eight test sites located across the city of Bogotá. Results show that the corrosion rate of carbon steel is less than 35 μm yr–1 after one year. It was found that the west part of the city has the greatest aggressivity, which has the highest levels of DPM and DSO2, related with the characteristics of the anthropogenic activities distribution across the city. A dose-response function of plain carbon steel exposure to the atmosphere of Bogotá, based on RH, T and DSO2, was obtained.
The Use Of Pistia stratiotes To Remove Some Heavy Metals From Romi Stream: A ...iosrjce
The study involved a laboratory experiment on the use of Pistia stratiotes in the removal of some
heavy metals from a stream polluted by waste water from Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company. Water
sample was collected from Kaduna Refinery effluent point, Romi up and Romi down. The Bioconcentration
(BCF) and Biotranslocation (BTF) Factors of each metal were determined. The experinmental study showed
that Pistia stratiotes is a suitable candidate for effective removal of heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Mn, Ag, Pb, Zn) from
Romi stream.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Isolation and Characterization of Nickel Tolerant Bacterial Strains from Elec...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
Abstract— In the present study, an attempt was made to isolate and characterize nickel tolerant bacterial strains from the electroplating effluent contaminated soil. The effluent sample was collected at the direct outlet of electroplating industry and analyzed for physico-chemical characteristics such as pH (6.5), temperature (33), electrical conductivity (15.1 ms/cm), total solids (2309mg/l), total dissolved solids (5573 mg/l), chloride (0.20mg/l), sodium (0.13ppm), calcium (2.23ppm), potassium (0.20ppm), Biological Oxygen Demand (4200mg/l), Chemical Oxygen Demand (5243 mg/l) and nickel (4.063ppm). Enumeration of total bacterial population from the electroplating effluent contaminated soil sample was made in nutrient agar medium. Sixteen bacterial colonies were selected based on their abundance growth all of them were identified through morphological and biochemical characteristics. All the sixteen bacterial isolates were screened for its metal tolerance using nutrient agar medium incorporated with nickel metal. Based on the better growth performance, six bacterial strains were selected as potential metal tolerant organism. The selected metal tolerant bacterial strains were further characterized in the various environmental conditions such as pH (5, 7 & 9) temperature (5°C, 28°C, 37°C & 45°C) and concentration of metal ions (100ppm, 200ppm, 300ppm & 400ppm) for 5 days. The result reveals that one bacterial strain, Pseudomonas sp 1 was showed better growth in nickel metal based medium with pH 7 at 37°C temperature.
Monitoring Kuhdasht Plain Aquifer Using the Drastic Model (Water Quality Inde...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT:Identification and provision of zoning of vulnerable aquifers, i.e. areas where pollutants can
penetrate and distribute from ground surface to groundwater system, is an appropriate management tool to
prevent the contamination of groundwater resources. There are several methods to assess the vulnerability of
aquifers, which are generally divided into three main groups: statistical methods, mathematical methods, and
overlapping indexes methods. In this research, due to the importance of plain aquifer for agricultural and
drinking water supply of the region, drastic method is one of the most applicable overlapping methods used. The
plain aquifer vulnerability map derived from the combination of seven raster maps of drastic model parameters
(water table depth, pure supply, aquifer type, soil type, topographic slope, non-saturated environment
ingredients and hydraulic conductivity) is used; it has been developed in seven layers in ArcGis software. The
final aquifer vulnerability map was prepared for contamination by weighting and ranking and combining the
seven layers above. Matching the nitrate ion on the final drastic map, it was determined that all points with high
nitrate are in the high contamination range, approving the accuracy of the model. According to the zoning map
obtained, about 0.98%, 12.98%, 62.56%, and 23.48% of the study area were within the low, moderate, moderate
to high, and high vulnerability ranges, respectively. The results of this study indicate that the highest
vulnerability potential is in the moderate to high class, and the northern, northwestern and western areas of the
plain have a high potential, while the southwest areas have the lowest potential.
Study on Physico-Chemical Parameters of Harsi Reservoir Dabra, Gwalior Distri...ijsrd.com
this study was aimed to estimate physico-chemical characteristic of Harsi reservoir. Harsi reservoir located in Dabra, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh is constructed on parwati River. Monthly study in Physico-chemical parameters such as water temperature, depth, transparency, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, pH, dissolved oxygen, free carbon dioxide, total alkalinity, total hardness, chlorides, sulphates, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicates, ammonia, BOD, COD, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium were analyzed from January 2011 to December 2011. The results indicated that Physico-chemical parameters of the water were used for drinking, domestic use, irrigation and pisciculture.
This work contributes to the monitoring of water pollution of some selected Dams in Katsina
State, North western Nigeria by assessing the degree of heavy metal pollution in the Dams sediment samples.
The study was conducted in the year 2017 within some selected Dams in the State (Ajiwa, Zobe,
Sabke/Dannakola) that are beehives of fishing and Agricultural activities in Katsina State. Analysis for the
concentration of these heavy metals; Cr, Cd, Fe, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn was conducted by the use of AAS (by
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry) method. Several indices were used to assess the metal contamination
levels in the sediment samples, namely; Geo-accumulation Index (Igeo), Enrichment Factor (EF),
Contamination Factor (CF), Degree of Contamination (Cd), Pollution Load Index (PLI) and Potential
Ecological Risk Index (PERI). The result of this study has shown that generally among the heavy metals
evaluated, the highest concentration was observed for Fe (range: 2.6718-4.2830 ppm), followed by Zn (range:
0.4265-0.7376 ppm), Cr (range: 0.1106-0.1836 ppm), Cd (range: 0.1333-0.1273 ppm) and Mn (range: 0.1136-
0.1271 ppm). While Pb has the lowest concentration (range: 0.0472-0.0598 ppm). For all the site sampled the
heavy metal Ni was below detection level (BDL). From the results of heavy metals I-geo values, according to
Muller’s classification, all the sediment samples from the selected dams were unpolluted (class 0). The result for
the enrichment factor has shown that for all the selected dam sediment samples the heavy metals show
deficiency to minimal enrichment. Also based on the contamination factors for all sediment samples the heavy
metal Cd has a CF values range of 0.5430-0.6665 (~1), indicating that the sediment samples are moderately
contaminated with Cd. In contrast, the rest of the heavy metals exhibit low contamination in general. The value
of PLI ranges from 0.2408 to 0.4935, indicating unpolluted to moderate pollution. The Eri values for all
samples are all < 40, presenting low ecological risk. The results suggest that the sediment samples from the
selected dams in Katsina state has low contamination by the heavy metals evaluated.
Chelation Trends and Antibacterial Activity of Some Mixed Ligand ChelatesTaghreed Al-Noor
Synthesis and investigation of new Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cr(III)chelates of mixed ligands including
aSchiff base [(E)-2-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylideneamino)phenol] (C15H16N2O) derived from the condensation of 4-
dimethylaminobenzaldehyde with 2-aminophenol as main ligand (L1) and an amino acid; L-Histidine as co-ligand (L2)
were studied. The obtained Schiff base and the mixed ligand chelates were subjected to several physiochemical
techniques, in terms of CHN elemental analyses, molar conductivity, magnetic moment measurements, infrared,
electronic and mass spectroscopies. The CHN analytical data showed the formation of the Schiff base compound and the
mixed ligand chelates in 1:1:1[M:L1:L2] ratio. All the prepared mixed ligand chelates were non-electrolyte in nature.
The infrared spectral data exhibited that the used ligands behaving as bidentate ligands towards the metal ions. The
1HNMR spectra of the ligands and their Zn(II) mixed ligand chelate exhibited the effect of the activated groups of the
ligands by the metal ion. The electronic spectral results showed the existence of π→π* (phenyl ring) and n→π*(HC=N)
and suggested the geometrical structures of the chelates. Meanwhile, the mass spectral data revealed the fragmentations
of the Schiff base, Histidine and their Cu(II) mixed ligand chelate. The studies made on these chelates proposed a six
coordinated octahedral geometry for all these chelates. The antibacterial activities of the Schiff base, Histidine, metal
salts and mixed ligand chelates were screened. It is found that the mixed ligand chelates have the most biological activity
in comparison to the free ligands and salts.
Keywords: Schiff base; 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde; 2-aminophenol; Histidine; mixed ligand chelates;
Physiochemical techniques; Antibacterial activity.
Life Cycle Assessment of Power Utility Poles – A Reviewinventionjournals
Worldwide, overhead electricity distribution is performed using poles made from various materials. The choice of the most efficient pole material is based on management strategies that integrate concerns for environmental sustainability. By quantifying environmental impacts of products, life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool which can be very useful to decision-makers. But how, where and to which extent has it been applied to power utility poles until now, and which accomplishments and challenges can be pointed out from the findings of these LCA applications? To address these questions, a review of accessible published LCA studies of power utility poles has been carried out. By employing well established literature review methodologies, a computer search of journals, conference proceedings, and reports have been carried out and retrieved case studies have been analyzed according to the criteria derived from the four phases of LCA international standards. From a performed review process, it was realized that a total of 13 LCA case studies have been increasingly conducted during these last 26 years in only four countries around the world. The case studies included both comparative LCA of various pole materials and LCA of a single pole material. The main used utility pole materials, the main considered functional units, the main assessed impact categories, the most considered environmentally friendly pole material, and the main challenges in the field have been identified and documented. LCA constitute a useful research field when studying the sustainability of power utility poles. Although existing case studies are scarce, the review highlights several outstanding accomplishments which show what have been satisfactorily done and what needs to be done. Currently, the topic is mainly limited to USA and Swedish researchers; developing countries seem to have noting to do with and there is not yet a methodological consensus which could facilitate a deep comparison between published case studies.
Life Cycle Assessment of Power Utility Poles – A Reviewinventionjournals
Worldwide, overhead electricity distribution is performed using poles made from various materials. The choice of the most efficient pole material is based on management strategies that integrate concerns for environmental sustainability. By quantifying environmental impacts of products, life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool which can be very useful to decision-makers. But how, where and to which extent has it been applied to power utility poles until now, and which accomplishments and challenges can be pointed out from the findings of these LCA applications? To address these questions, a review of accessible published LCA studies of power utility poles has been carried out. By employing well established literature review methodologies, a computer search of journals, conference proceedings, and reports have been carried out and retrieved case studies have been analyzed according to the criteria derived from the four phases of LCA international standards. From a performed review process, it was realized that a total of 13 LCA case studies have been increasingly conducted during these last 26 years in only four countries around the world. The case studies included both comparative LCA of various pole materials and LCA of a single pole material. The main used utility pole materials, the main considered functional units, the main assessed impact categories, the most considered environmentally friendly pole material, and the main challenges in the field have been identified and documented. LCA constitute a useful research field when studying the sustainability of power utility poles. Although existing case studies are scarce, the review highlights several outstanding accomplishments which show what have been satisfactorily done and what needs to be done. Currently, the topic is mainly limited to USA and Swedish researchers; developing countries seem to have noting to do with and there is not yet a methodological consensus which could facilitate a deep comparison between published case studies.
Best practices on the interpretation of Toxicology Impact Categories in Life ...Leonardo ENERGY
The use of toxicology impact categories in life cycle assessment presents major challenges. Currently the use of toxicology impact categories is advised in some international fora. However, the potential benefits of including those categories in life cycle assessment are often missed due to an inaccurate interpretation of the results.
This webinar will address the main challenges of using toxicology indicators in life cycle assessment. Critical points such as lack of data in Life Cycle Inventories and model characterisation, the factual errors in in the results, and the potentialities of the toxicology models will be explained.
With a focus on copper products and production, the webinar will include a list of practical and understandable questions the use of toxicity in life cycle assessment can answer, and will flag the most common mistakes when interpreting toxicology results life cycle assessment.
ORIGINAL PAPERRisk assessment of atmospheric heavy metals .docxgerardkortney
ORIGINAL PAPER
Risk assessment of atmospheric heavy metals exposure
in Baotou, a typical industrial city in northern China
Kexin Li . Tao Liang . Lingqing Wang
Received: 11 March 2015 / Accepted: 1 September 2015 / Published online: 8 September 2015
! Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
Abstract Industrial activities have led to serious air
pollution and the potentially toxic elements in atmo-
spheric particles can cause various health problems to
humans. In this study, inhalable particulate matter
(PM10) and fine particles (PM2.5) were collected from
four typical sites in Baotou, an industrial city in
northern China. We investigated both the mass
concentrations of particulate matter and the concen-
trations of heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Pb, Cd, Cu, Mn, Co,
and Zn) in the collected samples. We assessed the
public health risks associated with atmospheric heavy
metal exposure. The results showed that the mass
concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 as well as these
heavy metal concentrations varied notably influenced
by the prevailing wind directions. Among the studied
metals, Zn, Mn, Pb, and Cr were the main metal
pollutants in both PM10 and PM2.5. The results of the
health assessment showed that the eight heavy metals
studied pose significant non-carcinogenic risks and Cr,
Cd, and Co pose lifetime lung cancer risks to local
residents, especially to children.
Keywords PM10 ! PM2.5 ! Heavy metals !
Health risk ! Baotou
Introduction
Mining activities are notorious for adverse environ-
mental impacts, including pollution, habitat loss, soil
erosion, and geological disasters (Salomons 1995;
Klukanová and Rapant 1999; Aguilar et al. 2004; Luı́s
et al. 2011). Among these environmental problems
caused by mining activities, the production and
dispersion of atmospheric particles has become a
great concern in recent years (Kaonga and Kgabi
2011; Chen et al. 2013; Serbula et al. 2014). Atmo-
spheric particulates are generated from numerous
sources, both natural and anthropogenic, but in areas
near mining, mining operations are considered the
largest contributor. The processes of mining, such as
crushing, grinding, excavating, smelting, and refining,
can produce large quantities of particulate matter
(PM), containing dangerously high levels of heavy
metals (Csavina et al. 2012).
Inhalable particulate matter (PM10), particularly
fine particles (PM2.5), have been shown to cause
adverse effects on human health, including asthma,
lung cancer, and cardiovascular diseases (Pope et al.
2002; Sanchez et al. 2009). Lung and other organ
injuries from atmospheric heavy metal exposure have
also been well-documented (Espinosa et al. 2001;
Cancio et al. 2008; Leili et al. 2008).
K. Li ! T. Liang (&) ! L. Wang (&)
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation,
Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources
Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101,
China
e-mail: [email protected]
L. Wang
e-mail: [email p.
1) Assessment of the heavy metal pollution from
mining activities
2) PURPOSE OF EIA
3) Pathways of pollution
4) Toxic Heavy Metals
5) Sampling Designs and Methods
6) Sampling Intervals and Duration
7) Pollution Indices
8) Permissible Limits
9) Sediment Quality Guidelines
10) Contamination Factor
11) Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI)
12) Bio magnification Factor
13) Heavy Metals in Plants
1) Assessment of the heavy metal pollution from
mining activities
2) PURPOSE OF EIA
3) Pathways of pollution
4) Toxic Heavy Metals
5) Sampling Designs and Methods
6) Sampling Intervals and Duration
7) Pollution Indices
8) Permissible Limits
9) Sediment Quality Guidelines
10) Contamination Factor
11) Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI)
12) Bio magnification Factor
13) Heavy Metals in Plants
Monitoring Kuhdasht Plain Aquifer Using the Drastic Model (Water Quality Inde...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT:Identification and provision of zoning of vulnerable aquifers, i.e. areas where pollutants can
penetrate and distribute from ground surface to groundwater system, is an appropriate management tool to
prevent the contamination of groundwater resources. There are several methods to assess the vulnerability of
aquifers, which are generally divided into three main groups: statistical methods, mathematical methods, and
overlapping indexes methods. In this research, due to the importance of plain aquifer for agricultural and
drinking water supply of the region, drastic method is one of the most applicable overlapping methods used. The
plain aquifer vulnerability map derived from the combination of seven raster maps of drastic model parameters
(water table depth, pure supply, aquifer type, soil type, topographic slope, non-saturated environment
ingredients and hydraulic conductivity) is used; it has been developed in seven layers in ArcGis software. The
final aquifer vulnerability map was prepared for contamination by weighting and ranking and combining the
seven layers above. Matching the nitrate ion on the final drastic map, it was determined that all points with high
nitrate are in the high contamination range, approving the accuracy of the model. According to the zoning map
obtained, about 0.98%, 12.98%, 62.56%, and 23.48% of the study area were within the low, moderate, moderate
to high, and high vulnerability ranges, respectively. The results of this study indicate that the highest
vulnerability potential is in the moderate to high class, and the northern, northwestern and western areas of the
plain have a high potential, while the southwest areas have the lowest potential.
Study on Physico-Chemical Parameters of Harsi Reservoir Dabra, Gwalior Distri...ijsrd.com
this study was aimed to estimate physico-chemical characteristic of Harsi reservoir. Harsi reservoir located in Dabra, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh is constructed on parwati River. Monthly study in Physico-chemical parameters such as water temperature, depth, transparency, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, pH, dissolved oxygen, free carbon dioxide, total alkalinity, total hardness, chlorides, sulphates, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicates, ammonia, BOD, COD, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium were analyzed from January 2011 to December 2011. The results indicated that Physico-chemical parameters of the water were used for drinking, domestic use, irrigation and pisciculture.
This work contributes to the monitoring of water pollution of some selected Dams in Katsina
State, North western Nigeria by assessing the degree of heavy metal pollution in the Dams sediment samples.
The study was conducted in the year 2017 within some selected Dams in the State (Ajiwa, Zobe,
Sabke/Dannakola) that are beehives of fishing and Agricultural activities in Katsina State. Analysis for the
concentration of these heavy metals; Cr, Cd, Fe, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn was conducted by the use of AAS (by
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry) method. Several indices were used to assess the metal contamination
levels in the sediment samples, namely; Geo-accumulation Index (Igeo), Enrichment Factor (EF),
Contamination Factor (CF), Degree of Contamination (Cd), Pollution Load Index (PLI) and Potential
Ecological Risk Index (PERI). The result of this study has shown that generally among the heavy metals
evaluated, the highest concentration was observed for Fe (range: 2.6718-4.2830 ppm), followed by Zn (range:
0.4265-0.7376 ppm), Cr (range: 0.1106-0.1836 ppm), Cd (range: 0.1333-0.1273 ppm) and Mn (range: 0.1136-
0.1271 ppm). While Pb has the lowest concentration (range: 0.0472-0.0598 ppm). For all the site sampled the
heavy metal Ni was below detection level (BDL). From the results of heavy metals I-geo values, according to
Muller’s classification, all the sediment samples from the selected dams were unpolluted (class 0). The result for
the enrichment factor has shown that for all the selected dam sediment samples the heavy metals show
deficiency to minimal enrichment. Also based on the contamination factors for all sediment samples the heavy
metal Cd has a CF values range of 0.5430-0.6665 (~1), indicating that the sediment samples are moderately
contaminated with Cd. In contrast, the rest of the heavy metals exhibit low contamination in general. The value
of PLI ranges from 0.2408 to 0.4935, indicating unpolluted to moderate pollution. The Eri values for all
samples are all < 40, presenting low ecological risk. The results suggest that the sediment samples from the
selected dams in Katsina state has low contamination by the heavy metals evaluated.
Chelation Trends and Antibacterial Activity of Some Mixed Ligand ChelatesTaghreed Al-Noor
Synthesis and investigation of new Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cr(III)chelates of mixed ligands including
aSchiff base [(E)-2-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylideneamino)phenol] (C15H16N2O) derived from the condensation of 4-
dimethylaminobenzaldehyde with 2-aminophenol as main ligand (L1) and an amino acid; L-Histidine as co-ligand (L2)
were studied. The obtained Schiff base and the mixed ligand chelates were subjected to several physiochemical
techniques, in terms of CHN elemental analyses, molar conductivity, magnetic moment measurements, infrared,
electronic and mass spectroscopies. The CHN analytical data showed the formation of the Schiff base compound and the
mixed ligand chelates in 1:1:1[M:L1:L2] ratio. All the prepared mixed ligand chelates were non-electrolyte in nature.
The infrared spectral data exhibited that the used ligands behaving as bidentate ligands towards the metal ions. The
1HNMR spectra of the ligands and their Zn(II) mixed ligand chelate exhibited the effect of the activated groups of the
ligands by the metal ion. The electronic spectral results showed the existence of π→π* (phenyl ring) and n→π*(HC=N)
and suggested the geometrical structures of the chelates. Meanwhile, the mass spectral data revealed the fragmentations
of the Schiff base, Histidine and their Cu(II) mixed ligand chelate. The studies made on these chelates proposed a six
coordinated octahedral geometry for all these chelates. The antibacterial activities of the Schiff base, Histidine, metal
salts and mixed ligand chelates were screened. It is found that the mixed ligand chelates have the most biological activity
in comparison to the free ligands and salts.
Keywords: Schiff base; 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde; 2-aminophenol; Histidine; mixed ligand chelates;
Physiochemical techniques; Antibacterial activity.
Life Cycle Assessment of Power Utility Poles – A Reviewinventionjournals
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Risk assessment of atmospheric heavy metals exposure
in Baotou, a typical industrial city in northern China
Kexin Li . Tao Liang . Lingqing Wang
Received: 11 March 2015 / Accepted: 1 September 2015 / Published online: 8 September 2015
! Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
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pollution and the potentially toxic elements in atmo-
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four typical sites in Baotou, an industrial city in
northern China. We investigated both the mass
concentrations of particulate matter and the concen-
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and Zn) in the collected samples. We assessed the
public health risks associated with atmospheric heavy
metal exposure. The results showed that the mass
concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 as well as these
heavy metal concentrations varied notably influenced
by the prevailing wind directions. Among the studied
metals, Zn, Mn, Pb, and Cr were the main metal
pollutants in both PM10 and PM2.5. The results of the
health assessment showed that the eight heavy metals
studied pose significant non-carcinogenic risks and Cr,
Cd, and Co pose lifetime lung cancer risks to local
residents, especially to children.
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Health risk ! Baotou
Introduction
Mining activities are notorious for adverse environ-
mental impacts, including pollution, habitat loss, soil
erosion, and geological disasters (Salomons 1995;
Klukanová and Rapant 1999; Aguilar et al. 2004; Luı́s
et al. 2011). Among these environmental problems
caused by mining activities, the production and
dispersion of atmospheric particles has become a
great concern in recent years (Kaonga and Kgabi
2011; Chen et al. 2013; Serbula et al. 2014). Atmo-
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sources, both natural and anthropogenic, but in areas
near mining, mining operations are considered the
largest contributor. The processes of mining, such as
crushing, grinding, excavating, smelting, and refining,
can produce large quantities of particulate matter
(PM), containing dangerously high levels of heavy
metals (Csavina et al. 2012).
Inhalable particulate matter (PM10), particularly
fine particles (PM2.5), have been shown to cause
adverse effects on human health, including asthma,
lung cancer, and cardiovascular diseases (Pope et al.
2002; Sanchez et al. 2009). Lung and other organ
injuries from atmospheric heavy metal exposure have
also been well-documented (Espinosa et al. 2001;
Cancio et al. 2008; Leili et al. 2008).
K. Li ! T. Liang (&) ! L. Wang (&)
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation,
Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources
Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101,
China
e-mail: [email protected]
L. Wang
e-mail: [email p.
1) Assessment of the heavy metal pollution from
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2) PURPOSE OF EIA
3) Pathways of pollution
4) Toxic Heavy Metals
5) Sampling Designs and Methods
6) Sampling Intervals and Duration
7) Pollution Indices
8) Permissible Limits
9) Sediment Quality Guidelines
10) Contamination Factor
11) Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI)
12) Bio magnification Factor
13) Heavy Metals in Plants
1) Assessment of the heavy metal pollution from
mining activities
2) PURPOSE OF EIA
3) Pathways of pollution
4) Toxic Heavy Metals
5) Sampling Designs and Methods
6) Sampling Intervals and Duration
7) Pollution Indices
8) Permissible Limits
9) Sediment Quality Guidelines
10) Contamination Factor
11) Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI)
12) Bio magnification Factor
13) Heavy Metals in Plants
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Assessment of environmental impact of manufacturing steel considering
1. *1
Norihiro Itsubo*2
and Atsushi Inaba
National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 305-8569, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
1. Introduction
The impact assessment committee of the LCA National
Project of Japan has started developing an impact assessment
program based on the endpoint approach considering the
environmental conditions of Japan. Thus far, we have already
developed several damage functions related to human health
such as marginal increase in thermal stress and incidence of
malaria due to the emission of carbon dioxide, which are the
components of this program. This damage of category
endpoints can be integrated reasonably with the application
of years of damage indicators such as the loss of life
expectancy.
Regarding the assessment for metals, the authors have
published the results of LCIA comparing the results of
weighting for some metals except for the discussions related
to endpoint approaches.1)
It was difficult for us to provide
reasonable information based on the midpoint approach,
because the results of LCIA by these conventional methods
were completely independent of the applied methodologies.
There are few studies relating the LCIA for metals based on
the endpoint approaches. In order to validate the effective-
ness of the endpoint approach, we conducted a case study for
manufacturing steel sheets in this study.
2. Endpoint Approach and Damage Functions
Figure 1 illustrates the differences between midpoint
approach and endpoint approach. According to ISO14042,2)
in order to perform characterization of LCIA, a characteriza-
tion factor has to be chosen for every impact category. In
general, characterization factors relate LCI with category
midpoints such as infrared radiative forcing and proton
release without considering category endpoints like the loss
of biodiversity.2)
These indicators for the midpoint level are
useful in evaluating the potential impacts of a corresponding
impact category. However, the information concerning
midpoints is not sufficient for weighting across impact
categories, because they do not provide any information
concerning receptors and the quantified damage to them. At
present, the interests of research towards the development of
LCIA methodology are shifting from the midpoint to the
endpoint approach. Internationally well-known methodolo-
gies such as Eco-indicator 99,3)
EPS,4)
and ExternE5)
adopt
the endpoint-type approach taking potential damage of
endpoints into account. In Japan, however, all the methods
proposed previously concentrated on the comparison be-
tween the results of characterization or normalization
*1
This paper was partially published in J. Japan Inst. Metals 66 (2002)
499–505.
*2
Tel: +81-298-61-8110, Fax: +81-298-61-8110,
E-mail: itsubo-n@aist.go.jp
Matelials Transactions, Vol. 44, No. 1 (2003) pp. 167 to 172
#2003 The Japan Institute of Metals
Assessment of Environmental Impact of Manufacturing Steel Considering
Physical Damage to Human Health
Weighting in LCIA (life cycle impact assessment) can be classified into two types; midpoint and endpoint. To improve the transparency
and reliability of impact assessment, the development of the endpoint approach has been required internationally in recent years. A methodology
that enables the assessment of physical damage for Japanese products has to be developed, because the actual damage is dependent on the
emission area and exposed area. Regarding LCIA for materials, though some studies have already been performed, there is no consensus among
the results of various methods because of the lack of reliability and transparency in conventional methodologies. This paper describes the results
of a case study for steel sheets applying the Japanese endpoint-type LCIA method. We adopted the DALY concept to indicate the damage to
human health. It is found that the subjective judgments can be reduced maximally by applying the endpoint approach.
(Received September 2, 2002; Accepted November 15, 2002)
Keywords: life cycle assessment, damage functions, life cycle impact assessment, human health, DALY: disability-adjusted life year
Subjective judgment has to be involved in weighting. The
problem is how to treat subjectivity in the case of LCIA. At
present, LCIA approaches which include weighting can be
classified into two types; midpoint and endpoint. The former
concentrates on the comparison between the potential effects
of environmental problems such as incremental radiative
forcing and proton release. This approach does not take the
kind of receptor and the severity of each impact into account,
although this information is essential in order to consider
weighting. In contrast to the midpoint-type approach, the
endpoint-type approach focuses on the actual damage of
receptors due to the emission of substances. This approach is
now focused on internationally, and enables us to solve the
above problem in the use of the conventional methodologies.
As environmental impacts are quite independent of the
emission area, we cannot apply the European methodology
directly in LCIA for Japanese products.
LCA (life cycle assessment) has been recognized as a
useful quantitative assessment tool for constructing an
environmental management system for the industry. LCIA
(life cycle impact assessment) that estimates potential
environmental impact throughout a product’s life cycle is
one of the essential elements of LCA. In Japan, research
studies including the weighting across impact categories have
attracted the attention of LCA practitioners, because the
results of weighting contribute to the facilitation of decision
making.
2. expressed in midpoint levels.6,7)
The impact assessment committee in LCA National
Project of Japan has started developing the impact assess-
ment program based on the damage of the endpoint level.8)
This system will provide not only a single index by weighting
but also potential damage of safeguard subjects to meet
various practitioners’ aims.9)
3. Indicator of the damage assessment for human health
4. Case Study Applying Damage Functions
Midpoint
Endpoint
Inventory Midpoint
Category
Endpoint
Grouping
Single
Index
CO2
Radiative
forcing
CO2
Single Index
Thermal stress
Malaria
Plants
Biodiversity
Human health
Ecosystem
Range of subjective judgments
Radiative
forcing
Single Index
CFC-11
Ozone layer
depletion
CFC-11
Ozone layer
depletion
Skin cancer
Fig. 1 Comparison of characteristics between midpoint approach and endpoint approach in LCIA.
Table 1 Endpoints (upper column of each cell) and the damage factors (bottom column of each cell) considered in various endpoint
methodologies of LCIA.
EPS ver. 20003)
Eco-indicator’992)
AIST/LCA pro.7–9)
Human health Human health Human health
Death: YOLL, Others: the DALY (death, disease) DALY (death, disease)
Human life
number of diseases
Abiotic stock resources Resource Social welfare
Kg MJ; Surplus energy Yen (resources, crops, fishery,
energy, timber)
Biodiversity Ecosystem quality Biodiversity
NEX (Normalized Extinction PDF (Potentially Disappeared EINES (Expected Increase in
of Species) Fraction) Number of Extinct Species)
Ecosystem Production capacity Primary productivity
(crop, wood, fish and meat, soil NPP (Net Primary Productivity)
acidification, irrigation water,
drinking water)
168 N. Itsubo and A. Inaba
There are various endpoints to be considered in damage
assessment of LCIA. Table 1 compares the types of end-
points and the indicator expressing the amount of damage
taken into account in several LCIA programs. In general, all
methodologies estimate the damage to human health and
biodiversity. The types of damage indicators applied are
independent of the LCIA programs except in the case of
human health. In principal, all of the LCIA methodologies
listed in Table 1 count the loss of life expectancy as a damage
indicator for human health. DALY (Disability Adjusted Life
Year) adopted in Eco indicator 99 and AIST/LCA project of
Japan10)
indicates the additional loss of life years by death
and disease, whereas YOLL (Years Of Life Lost) adopted in
EPS takes only death into account. In order to compare the
calculated results of LCIA for metals across the LCIA
methodologies, we chose human health in this study.
Detailed information on DALY is described by Murray.11,12)
We describe the results of a case study for manufacturing
steels (stainless steel sheet and carbon steel sheet) applying
damage functions related with human health. The modeled
life cycle steps of the system include mining the raw
materials, oversea transportation, refining and processing
with heat treatment. The manufacture of steel essentially
involves two stages: the production of molten pig iron in a
blast furnace and transformation of the pig iron in a top-
blown basic oxygen converter. An electric furnace is
assumed to be applied to the production of stainless steel.
Transportation that connects every phase is also included.
Domestic transportations are assumed to use diesel trucks
with a 10-ton carrying capacity. For overseas transportation,
we estimated the emissions considering the distances of the
3. export countries and Japan for every resource. We used the
LCA software to perform LCI, ‘JEMAI-LCA ver. 1/NIRE
ver. 3’. Table 2 shows the inventory table for ten substances
related to both steel sheets. These substances affect human
health through greenhouse effects and exposure to toxic
substances.
Category endpoints involved in this study are acute death
by thermal stress, malaria, dengue fever, respiratory disorder
and cancer. The details relating the development of damage
functions to these above category endpoints have been
described in previous papers.13–15)
Figure 2 shows the cause-
effect relationship considered in this case study. All of the
damage functions used in this study are concerned with
human health. Utilization of the damage functions enables us
to obtain the information related to the marginal occurrence
of death or disability for each type of health damage due to
the release of pollutants. If we convert them into the loss of
life expectancy, we can aggregate these various types of
health damage into one common indicator. This index
indicates the potential damage to human health caused by
the production of steel sheet. We adopted DALY as an
indicator of the damage to human health. The dimension of
damage functions listed in Table 3 is DALY per 1 kg
emission of pollutant. It is possible for us to assess the
potential damage to human health caused by the production
of steel sheets from the results obtained by multiplying the
damage functions with the inventory data.
Table 2 Inventory table for manufacturing 1 kg of stainless steel sheet and
carbon steel sheet.
Carbon steel sheet (1 kg) Stainless steel sheet (1 kg)
CH4 5:50 Â 10À6
1:71 Â 10À5
CO2 1.98 4.14
N2O 6:11 Â 10À5
3:86 Â 10À4
NOx 1:00 Â 10À3
6:40 Â 10À3
SO2 1:60 Â 10À3
1:03 Â 10À2
SPM 2:56 Â 10À5
1:10 Â 10À4
As 1:13 Â 10À9
3:53 Â 10À9
Cd 5:67 Â 10À11
1:76 Â 10À10
CO 3:11 Â 10À4
1:70 Â 10À3
Cr 1:13 Â 10À9
3:53 Â 10À9
Inventory Concentration Impact category Category endpoint Grouping
CO2
NOx
SPM
CH4
N2O
As
Cd
Cr
CO
Conc. of GHS
Air conc. of toxic
sub.
Water conc. of toxic
sub.
Global warming
Urban air pollution
Human toxicity
Heat stress
Cold stress
Dengue
Respiratory disorder
Cancer
Malaria
Human health
SO2
Fig. 2 Cause-effect chain considered in this study.
Table 3 Damage factors list considered in this study (unit: DALY/1 kg emission, GW: global warming, AP: urban air pollution, HT:
human toxicity, HS: heat stress, CS: cold stress, MA: malaria, DF: dengue fever, RD: respiratory disorder, CN: cancer).
Impact category GW AP HT
Category endpoint HS CS MA DF RD CN
CH4 1:5 Â 10À6
À2:9 Â 10À6
1:0 Â 10À5
3:1 Â 10À7
CO2 7:0 Â 10À8
À1:4 Â 10À7
5:0 Â 10À7
1:5 Â 10À8
N2O 2:8 Â 10À4
À5:5 Â 10À4
2:0 Â 10À3
5:8 Â 10À5
NOx 2:1 Â 10À4
SO2 7:8 Â 10À5
SPM 7:7 Â 10À3
NMVOC 1:2 Â 10À6
As 2:0 Â 10À1
Cr 9:8 Â 10À1
CO 1:8 Â 10À5
Cd 2:6 Â 10þ1
Assessment of Environmental Impact of Manufacturing Steel Considering Physical Damage to Human Health 169
4. Figure 3 shows the aggregated potential damage to human
health caused by the production of carbon steel sheet
applying the damage functions to LCI. The result for a
carbon steel sheet with cold rolling showed that the
contribution of until the production of steel ingots was larger
than those of hot rolling and cold rolling. Based on this result,
we disaggregated the damage to human health caused by the
production of steel ingots into several processes to detect the
significant damage-causing processes. It was found that in the
case of the production of steel ingot, the major impact on the
environment was in the case of production of crude steel.
Moreover, the production process of crude steel was also
disaggregated into detailed processes. The production pro-
cess of pig iron was the main contributor in the result for
crude steel. The productions of cokes and coals were
regarded as key processes, which had a considerable
environmental impact in the production of carbon steel
sheets. In order to improve the environmental impacts
efficiently, it is recommended to concentrate on the reduction
of the environmental impact of these processes.
Figure 4 shows the aggregated potential damage to human
health in the case of stainless steel sheets. This figure shows
that the environmental impact of the production process of
stainless steel ingots was dominant. In contrast to the result
for carbon steel sheets (Figure 3), the environmental impact
for crude steel was not significant, and the impact in the case
of manufacturing ferro-alloys were significant for the
production of stainless steel ingots. The amounts of ferro-
alloys required to produce stainless steel ingots are close to
that of crude iron (ferro-Ni: 0.29 kg; ferro-Cr: 0.30 kg; crude
0.0E+00
2.0E-07
4.0E-07
6.0E-07
8.0E-07
1.0E-06
1.2E-06
1.4E-06
1.6E-06
Carbon steel
sheet
Steel ingot Crude steel Pig iron
Others
Cokes
Coal
Oil coles
Heavy oil
Silica
Pellet
Limestone
Dolomite
O2
Iron ore
Sintering
Pig iron
Transportation
Crude Steel
Ferro-SI
Ferro-Mn
Cold press
Hot press
Steel ingot
DALY(Years)
Fig. 3 Potential damage to human health in the production of carbon steel sheet. The processes having significant impacts were
decomposed to identify the process with the maximum impact (unit of vertical line: DALY (years)).
0.0E+00
1.0E-06
2.0E-06
3.0E-06
4.0E-06
5.0E-06
6.0E-06
Stainless steel sheet Stainless steel ingot
Crude Steel
Ferro-Chromium
Ferro-Nickel
Nickel
Transportation
Cold Press
Hot press
Stainless ingot
DALY(Years)
Fig. 4 Potential damage to human health in the production of stainless steel sheet. The processes having significant impacts were
decomposed to identify the process with the maximum impact (unit of vertical line: DALY (years)).
170 N. Itsubo and A. Inaba
5. iron: 0.31 kg (per kg stainless steel)). However, the fuels
requirements to produce each raw material are different
((ferro-Ni: 1 kg; Oil: 0.90 kg; Coal: 0.65 kg), (ferro-Cr: 1 kg;
Coal: 1.21 kg), (crude steel 1 kg: Coal: 0.60 kg)). It was found
that the large amount of fuel consumption in the production
of ferro-alloys is the dominant factor in the environmental
impacts caused by the production of steel ingots.
The compositions of pollutants for the damage to human
health caused by the production of steel sheets are shown in
Figure 5. The impact caused by the emission of carbon
dioxide was the largest in both steel sheets. The impacts in
the case of the emission of NOx, SPM and SO2 followed. The
damage by heavy metals is not significant as seen from this
figure.
We compared the LCIA results of this study with the
results obtained by other methodologies in Figure 6. Eco-
indicator 99 and ExternE16)
focus on the physical damage to
human health for the pollutants released in Europe. It can be
noted that the components of the substance and the relation-
ship between the steel sheets are similar among the
methodologies.
However, the estimated values of total damage induced
from the various methodologies differed within a factor of 3.
The main reasons for this difference are the differences in the
area of consideration and the damage indicators adopted in
each methodology. The result obtained from this study
focuses on the damage emitted in Japan. The impacts
concerning respiratory diseases caused by air pollutants are
sensitive to the background of the emitted area. In addition,
the exposure efficiency of air pollutants in Japan is higher
DALY(Years)
0.0E+00
1.0E-06
2.0E-06
3.0E-06
4.0E-06
5.0E-06
6.0E-06
Stainless steel sheet Carbon steel sheet
Cr
CO
Cd
As
SPM
SO2
NOx
N2O
CO2
CH4
Fig. 5 Contributions of pollutants to the damage to human health for the production of stainless steel sheet and carbon steel sheet (unit of
vertical line: DALY (years)).
DALY(Years)
0.0E+00
1.0E-06
2.0E-06
3.0E-06
4.0E-06
5.0E-06
6.0E-06
Stainless steel
sheet
Carbon steel
sheet
Stainless steel
sheet
Carbon steel
sheet
Stainless steel
sheet
Carbon steel
sheet
Cr
CO
Cd
As
SPM
SO2
NOx
N2O
CO2
CH4
Fig. 6 Comparison of results between the methodologies of LCIA (left: this study, center: Ecoindicator’99 and right: ExternE (unit of
vertical line: DALY (years)).
Assessment of Environmental Impact of Manufacturing Steel Considering Physical Damage to Human Health 171
6. than that in Europe, because the population densities of both
places are quite different.
This study and Eco-indicator 99 adopted DALY for the
indicator of human health, while ExternE uses YOLL. DALY
incorporates the loss of life expectancy by death and disorder
with consideration of the loss of quality of life. On the other
hand, YOLL includes only death. This difference in the scope
of health impact leads to the result calculated by ExternE
being smaller in value than the results obtained by the other
methodologies.
In Japan, weighting methodologies in LCIA which enable
us to avoid a trade-off relationship have attracted the
attention of LCA practitioners, and many methodologies
have already been proposed at an international level. These
methods compare the priorities between impact categories. It
is impossible to obtain reasonable weighting factors from the
integration between the midpoint levels. The development of
endpoint-type methodologies taking state-of-the-art knowl-
edge in the field of environmental science into account is
required.
We adopted the DALY as an indicator of the damage to
human health. This indicator has already been authorized by
an international body such as WHO via discussions by an
expert panel. Consequently, it is expected to maximally
reduce subjective judgment and yield fair and adequate
results based on the theory in medical statistics.
In this study, we described an application of several
damage functions and integration into the level of endpoint
taking steel sheets as examples. The key points in reducing
the environmental impact effectively for a carbon steel sheet
and stainless sheet were found to be different. For a carbon
steel sheet, the contribution of carbon dioxide emitted from
the production of coal and cokes was dominant. For a
stainless steel sheet, the emissions of carbon dioxide,
nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter from
the production of ferro-alloy were dominant. The results
obtained by applying various endpoint methodologies were
similar from the viewpoint of the components of substances.
The difference in population density in the emission area is a
key factor that affects the total amount of damage. The above
results from this study cannot be obtained by the application
of conventional LCIA methodologies. The significance of
applying the endpoint approach in LCIA in material selection
was proved through this study.
The total impact assessment system that treats the endpoint
approach is now in the developmental stage. In the future, it
will be necessary to construct damage functions for the entire
category endpoints that are recognized as important. We
focused on the assessment for the impact on human health. It
is necessary to develop an LCIA methodology that provides
comprehensive information relating various environmental
impact based on sophisticated theory in natural science.
The authors would like to thank the New Energy and
Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
for their financial support.
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