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Framework for the Development of Thai Normalisation Factors for Life Cycle Assessment in Thailand |
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| Creator | Phyo Zaw Oo |
| Title | Framework for the Development of Thai Normalisation Factors for Life Cycle Assessment in Thailand |
| Contributor | Jun Ren, Anthony Halog, Shabbir H. Gheewala, Trakarn Prapaspongsa |
| Publisher | Environmental Engineering Association of Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2564 |
| Journal Title | Thai Environmental Engineering Journal (TEEJ) |
| Journal Vol. | 35 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 69-79 |
| Keyword | Normalisation factors, Life cycle impact assessment, Thai spatially differentiated LCIA, Reference inventory, Data gap filling |
| URL Website | https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/teej |
| Website title | Thai Environmental Engineering Journal (TEEJ) |
| ISSN | 2673-0359 |
| Abstract | Life cycle assessment (LCA) has become a widely recognized method for evaluating the environmental performance of a product or system along its supply chain.Nowadays, site-dependent Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) methods have been developedand LCA results could therefore potentially reflect the local, national,and/or regional environmental conditions. In Thailand,site-dependent normalisation factors (NFs) which could support the local decision contexthave not been developed yet. The objectives of this study are to review underlying methodologies of the NFs in existing LCIA methods; and to establish aframework for the development of Thai NFs. Depending upon the spatial scales, four LCIA methods (ReCiPe2016, EF 3.0, CML-IA baseline, and TRACI 2.1) were selected to be reviewed and considered when designing aframework. The theoretical approach for the NFs of the four selected LCIA methods is similar but the considered impact categories are differentdepending uponthe spatial distribution and targeted environmental impacts.NFs from each LCIA method apply different reference inventory and year depending upon its spatial scale and data availability,and apply different approaches for data source selection.The selection of an appropriate reference system and representative year for the inventory,and data gap filling are essential criteriato develop NFs for life cycle assessment in Thailand. After the reference inventory is developedfor the NFs of desiredspatial scale (regional or national), the robustness of the inventory should be evaluated to reflect the actual impacts from each category. The developed framework could provide the required information for the future development of NFs and satisfy the required gap specific for Thailand. Besides, this framework is potentially applicable for other regions. |
