An environmental life-cycle design tool for assessing impacts of CRT and LCD monitors

Author

Socolof, Maria Leet ; Swanson, Mary B. ; Kincaid, Lori E. ; Overly, Jonathan G. ; Hart, Katherine M. ; Singh, Dipti

Author_Institution

Center for Clean Products & Clean Technol., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

232

Lastpage

237

Abstract

This paper describes the life-cycle impact assessment methodology in an environmental life-cycle design tool developed by the University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies to help implement product stewardship. The tool is being used in the US Environmental Protection Agency´s (EPA) Design for the Environment Computer Display Project to determine life-cycle environmental impacts, including potential chemical toxicity impacts, of cathode ray tube and liquid crystal display computer monitors and to identify potential areas for product improvement

Keywords

cathode-ray tube displays; computer displays; design for environment; liquid crystal displays; CRT monitors; Design for the Environment Computer Display Project; LCD monitors; US Environmental Protection Agency; University of Tennessee; University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies; cathode ray tube; environmental life-cycle design tool; life-cycle environmental impacts; liquid crystal display computer monitors; potential chemical toxicity impacts; product improvement; Buildings; Cathode ray tubes; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer displays; Conducting materials; Liquid crystal displays; Manufacturing processes; Protection; Toxic chemicals; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and the Environment, 1999. ISEE -1999. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Danvers, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5495-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEE.1999.765882

Filename

765882