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Modeling cumulative effects in life cycle assessment: the case of fertilizer in wheat production contributing to the global warming potential.
Sci Total Environ. 2014 May 15; 481:588-95.ST

Abstract

This paper aims at presenting a dynamic indicator for life cycle assessment (LCA) measuring cumulative impacts over time of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fertilizers used for wheat cultivation and production. Our approach offers a dynamic indicator of global warming potential (GWP), one of the most used indicator of environmental impacts (e.g. in the Kyoto Protocol). For a case study, the wheat production in France was selected and considered by using data from official sources about fertilizer consumption and production of wheat. We propose to assess GWP environmental impact based on LCA method. The system boundary is limited to the fertilizer production for 1 ton of wheat produced (functional unit) from 1910 to 2010. As applied to wheat production in France, traditional LCA shows a maximum GWP impact of 500 kg CO2-eq for 1 ton of wheat production, whereas the GWP impact of wheat production over time with our approach to dynamic LCA and its cumulative effects increases to 18,000 kg CO2-eq for 1 ton of wheat production. In this paper, only one substance and one impact assessment indicator are presented. However, the methodology can be generalized and improved by using different substances and indicators.

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Laratte B
ICD, HETIC, Research Centre for Environmental Studies & Sustainability, University of Technology of Troyes, UMR 6281, CNRS, Troyes, France. Electronic address: bertrand.laratte@utt.fr.
Guillaume B
ICD, HETIC, Research Centre for Environmental Studies & Sustainability, University of Technology of Troyes, UMR 6281, CNRS, Troyes, France.
Kim J
ICD, HETIC, Research Centre for Environmental Studies & Sustainability, University of Technology of Troyes, UMR 6281, CNRS, Troyes, France. Electronic address: junbeum.kim@utt.fr.
Birregah B
ICD, HETIC, Research Centre for Environmental Studies & Sustainability, University of Technology of Troyes, UMR 6281, CNRS, Troyes, France.

MeSH

AgricultureAir PollutantsAir PollutionCarbon DioxideEnvironmental MonitoringFertilizersGlobal WarmingGreenhouse EffectModels, ChemicalTriticum

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

24631622

Citation

Laratte, Bertrand, et al. "Modeling Cumulative Effects in Life Cycle Assessment: the Case of Fertilizer in Wheat Production Contributing to the Global Warming Potential." The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 481, 2014, pp. 588-95.
Laratte B, Guillaume B, Kim J, et al. Modeling cumulative effects in life cycle assessment: the case of fertilizer in wheat production contributing to the global warming potential. Sci Total Environ. 2014;481:588-95.
Laratte, B., Guillaume, B., Kim, J., & Birregah, B. (2014). Modeling cumulative effects in life cycle assessment: the case of fertilizer in wheat production contributing to the global warming potential. The Science of the Total Environment, 481, 588-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.020
Laratte B, et al. Modeling Cumulative Effects in Life Cycle Assessment: the Case of Fertilizer in Wheat Production Contributing to the Global Warming Potential. Sci Total Environ. 2014 May 15;481:588-95. PubMed PMID: 24631622.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling cumulative effects in life cycle assessment: the case of fertilizer in wheat production contributing to the global warming potential. AU - Laratte,Bertrand, AU - Guillaume,Bertrand, AU - Kim,Junbeum, AU - Birregah,Babiga, Y1 - 2014/03/12/ PY - 2013/10/03/received PY - 2014/02/04/revised PY - 2014/02/05/accepted PY - 2014/3/18/entrez PY - 2014/3/19/pubmed PY - 2014/10/7/medline KW - Cumulative impacts KW - Dynamic model KW - Global warming potential (GWP) KW - LCA KW - LCI SP - 588 EP - 95 JF - The Science of the total environment JO - Sci Total Environ VL - 481 N2 - This paper aims at presenting a dynamic indicator for life cycle assessment (LCA) measuring cumulative impacts over time of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fertilizers used for wheat cultivation and production. Our approach offers a dynamic indicator of global warming potential (GWP), one of the most used indicator of environmental impacts (e.g. in the Kyoto Protocol). For a case study, the wheat production in France was selected and considered by using data from official sources about fertilizer consumption and production of wheat. We propose to assess GWP environmental impact based on LCA method. The system boundary is limited to the fertilizer production for 1 ton of wheat produced (functional unit) from 1910 to 2010. As applied to wheat production in France, traditional LCA shows a maximum GWP impact of 500 kg CO2-eq for 1 ton of wheat production, whereas the GWP impact of wheat production over time with our approach to dynamic LCA and its cumulative effects increases to 18,000 kg CO2-eq for 1 ton of wheat production. In this paper, only one substance and one impact assessment indicator are presented. However, the methodology can be generalized and improved by using different substances and indicators. SN - 1879-1026 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/24631622/Modeling_cumulative_effects_in_life_cycle_assessment:_the_case_of_fertilizer_in_wheat_production_contributing_to_the_global_warming_potential_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -