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Particulate Matter Formation

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Life Cycle Impact Assessment

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This chapter deals with the causes and consequences of exposure from emissions of primary particles and secondary particle precursors on human health and how to deal with them in life cycle impact assessment (LCIA).

Following a short introduction and literature review, the first part outlines the complete emission-to-damage pathway, from emissions of primary particles and secondary particle precursors to damage on human health, so called ‘respiratory effects from particles’. It describes the assessment framework for quantifying respiratory effects from particles in the context of LCIA. The second part provides an overview of methods that have been available in LCA to address impact of particles on human health. We finally discuss variability and main sources of uncertainties, as well as future trends in modelling respiratory effects of particles in LCIA.

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  1. Quantis, EPFL Innovation Park, Bât. D, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Sebastien Humbert

  2. Division for Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Produktionstorvet 424, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark

    Peter Fantke

  3. School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2029, USA

    Olivier Jolliet

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Humbert, S., Fantke, P., Jolliet, O. (2015). Particulate Matter Formation. In: Hauschild, M., Huijbregts, M. (eds) Life Cycle Impact Assessment. LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9744-3_6

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