The objectives of this course are structured as follows:
• Knowledge to be developed during the course: Thorough
understanding of principles, mathematical modeling steps and
application fields of different impact assessment methods including
limitations, assumptions and uncertainty as basis for assessing and
evaluating health and environmental impacts in a life cycle
perspective from local to global scale.
• Skills/competences to be developed during the course:
Identification, application and interpretation of results of
assessment methods and tools for quantifying environmental, health
and life cycle impacts associated with chemical emissions and
resources consumption. Main focus areas are life cycle impact
assessment of products and systems and alternatives assessment of
hazardous chemicals.
• Presumed knowledge: Fundamentals in mathematical modeling and
environmental chemistry is required. Additional knowledge in life
cycle (impact) assessment and/or risk assessment and/or policy
analysis is helpful, but not required.
• Required expertise in follow-up education (as engineers):
Identify and apply approaches for evaluating chemical pollution
problems in different contexts.
Læringsmål:
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
Describe and analyze complex questions and problems in
environmental and health impact assessments
Explain principles of different impact assessment methods and
the underlying modeling frameworks
Apply impact assessment methods and models to quantify
environmental and health impacts
Characterize chemical emissions and quantify impact factors on
the basis of existing data and assessment models
Evaluate the relevance of different impact categories and
develop priority lists of chemicals
Evaluate strengths and limitations of quantitative impact
assessment methods and determine and justify uncertainties of the
methods
Communicate model results consistently and structured in oral
and written form
Identify and answer research questions from the fields of
comparative impact and alternatives assessment
Design impact pathways that are aligned with current impact
quantification methods
Kursusindhold:
The course will be divided into three main sections: (i) overview,
understanding and modeling steps of different impact assessment
methods and their application fields; (ii) introduction into
principles, analysis of impact pathways and quantification of
environmental fate, exposure and effects of life cycle-based
impacts; (e) rank and recommend best-in-class options based on
quantified impacts and communicating results in a consistent,
reliable and transparent way to decision makers and
stakeholders.
Litteraturhenvisninger:
Hauschild, M., Huijbregts, M.A.J., 2015. Life Cycle Impact
Assessment. Springer Press, Dordrecht.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9744-3
Sonnemann, G., Castells, F., Schuhmacher, M., 2004. Integrated
Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes. Lewis
Publishers, Boca Raton, USA.
http://www.crcpress.com/9781566706445
International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook:
Analysis of existing Environmental Impact Assessment methodologies
for use in Life Cycle Assessment, First Edition. 2010. Commission
of the European Communities, Brussels.
http://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/?page_id=86
Mulighed for GRØN DYST deltagelse:
Dette kursus giver den studerende en mulighed for at lave eller
forberede et projekt som kan deltage i DTUs studenterkonference om
bæredygtighed, klimateknologi og miljø (GRØN DYST). Se mere på
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