Life Cycle Assessment System Boundary (IMAGE)
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Life cycle assessment of a pilot-scale produced water and abandoned mine drainage co-treatment process identifies electricity use as the dominate contribution to environmental and human health impacts of the process. A system boundary extension to include transportation demonstrates its significant impact and a system optimization model was employed to identify how transportation can be minimized for a region in Southwest Pennsylvania, providing insights into future implementation of this co-treatment approach.
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Leanne Gilbertson. Reprinted with permission from <i>Environmental Science & Technology</i>. Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society.
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