Water in life cycle assessment—50th Swiss Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment—Zürich, 4 December 2012

Tendall, Danielle M.; Raptis, Catherine; Verones, Francesca

doi:10.1007/s11367-013-0557-5

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“…Other authors have already discussed the importance of the location of withdrawal within a watershed to determine the magnitude of impacts on aquatic biodiversity (Tendall et al 2013) and have proposed sophisticated approaches to determine the downstream cascade effects of consumption within a watershed, depending on where it occurs (Loubet et al 2013;Tendall 2013;Verones et al 2013). To apply our WSI CFs, as well as other methods resolved at detailed spatial scales, the LCA practitioner should know the location of freshwater withdrawal within the watershed, which is usually restricted to the foreground processes of the full product's life cycle.…”

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Spatial and temporal specific characterisation factors for water use impact assessment in Spain

Núñez

Pfister

Vargas

et al. 2014

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Spatial and temporal specific characterisation factors for water use impact assessment in Spain

Núñez

Pfister

Vargas

et al. 2014

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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“…Agricultural practices can have major effects on water quality that impact other people's water sources downstream. Though current LCA work is limited on water issues, Tendall et al [ 68 ] found that some sort of credit needs to be applied for practices that increase water quality. Depending on the scope of the LCA analysis water usage issues may be an important aspect but the complex nature of implications related to use may need to be constrained (e.g., accounting for species diversity in the future due to changes in aquifer recharge may be too broad of an area to accurately account for).…”

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Conducting an Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment: Challenges and Perspectives

Caffrey

Veal

2013

The Scientific World Journal

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Agriculture is a diverse field that produces a wide array of products vital to society. As global populations continue to grow the competition for natural resources will increase pressure on agricultural production of food, fiber, energy, and various high value by-products. With elevated concerns related to environmental impacts associated with the needs of a growing population, a life cycle assessment (LCA) framework can be used to determine areas of greatest impact and compare reduction strategies for agricultural production systems. The LCA methodology was originally developed for industrial operations but has been expanded to a wider range of fields including agriculture. There are various factors that increase the complexity of determining impacts associated with agricultural production including multiple products from a single system, regional and crop specific management techniques, temporal variations (seasonally and annually), spatial variations (multilocation production of end products), and the large quantity of nonpoint emission sources. The lack of consistent methodology of some impacts that are of major concern to agriculture (e.g., land use and water usage) increases the complexity of this analysis. This paper strives to review some of these issues and give perspective to the LCA practitioner in the field of agriculture.

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“…WF considerations have gained momentum as the ISO 14046 standards were published 19 , which encouraged certification activities in the food production system 20 . The importance of water consumption in the context of life cycle assessment (LCA) was mentioned many years ago 21 – 26 . The very concept of WF is an indicator of direct and indirect water use 18 .…”

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Assessing the impact of water use in conventional and organic carrot production in Poland

Kowalczyk¹,

Kuboń²

2022

Sci Rep

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As global water resources are decreasing and the demand for it is constantly increasing, the problem of proper water management is becoming more pressing. Poland is one of the largest producers of vegetables in Europe, including carrots, with significant exports. However its freshwater resources are relatively small. The paper presents the results of research on the water footprint (WF) life cycle assessment (LCA) in conventional and organic carrot production. The methodology of calculating WF was used in accordance with PN-EN ISO 14046. It was found, e.g., that WF for organic production of carrot (WF = 1.9 m3 ha−1) is over five times lower, as compared to conventional production (WF = 10.4 m3 ha−1). In the case of conventional production, the fertilization process (67.0–67.7%) has the greatest impact on the shaping of WF in the individual impact categories, i.e. Human Health, Ecosystem Quality and resources. In organic production, the WF-shaping factor is carrot harvesting (41.9–43.1%). The research can be used to develop pro-ecological carrot production technologies, as well as to shape sustainable development plans in agricultural areas. It can also be used to outline policy directions regarding foreign trade in water-consuming agricultural products.

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Water in life cycle assessment—50th Swiss Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment—Zürich, 4 December 2012

Cited by 10 publications

References 2 publications

Spatial and temporal specific characterisation factors for water use impact assessment in Spain

Spatial and temporal specific characterisation factors for water use impact assessment in Spain

Conducting an Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment: Challenges and Perspectives

Assessing the impact of water use in conventional and organic carrot production in Poland

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