DocumentCode
1334432
Title
The life cycle assessment of a telecommunications semiconductor laser
Author
Donaldson, J.D. ; Francis, D.P. ; Snowdon, K.G. ; Spiller, D.O.
Author_Institution
Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Volume
5
Issue
4
fYear
1996
fDate
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
147
Lastpage
152
Abstract
Life cycle assessment is a technical management tool that can help quantify the environmental impacts associated with products or processes. For example, it relates the energy and materials used or during the manufacture, distribution, operation and disposal of a product to their impact on the environment as fossil reserve depletion, ozone depletion, landfill volume, etc. This paper focuses on the practicalities of conducting a life cycle assessment on a semiconductor communications laser
Keywords
environmental factors; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; semiconductor lasers; disposal; distribution; environmental impact; fossil reserve depletion; landfill volume; life cycle assessment; manufacture; operation; ozone depletion; processes; products; technical management tool; telecommunications semiconductor laser;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Science and Education Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0963-7346
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/esej:19960401
Filename
533740
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