A2 Section B - Product Life Cycle Analysis 0.0 / 5 ? TextilesTextilesSection BProduct Life CycleA2/A-levelAQA Created by: tinkymorrisCreated on: 15-04-15 10:56 What is Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) used for? work out the environmental impact of a product throughout its whole life 1 of 6 Give the 5 stages of a product's life cycle. Extracting materials, processing, transporting, using, disposing 2 of 6 What is a product's carbon footprint? The carbon dioxide produced as a by-product of energy use throughout a product's life 3 of 6 What other factors need to be considered in a product's life cycle? Human impact 4 of 6 Give an example of human impacts in a product's life cycle. Farmers growing cotton; miners extracting copper for metal studs; designers; factory workers 5 of 6 Give 3 ways the impact of a product could be reduced. Using different materials? Fair wages? Reduce energy in transportation? Good working conditions? Different method of disposal? 6 of 6
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