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Model for cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of clinker productionMichael Elias Boesch
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 43:7578-83. 2009..Regarding the different kiln systems, the environmental impact generally increased with decreasing energy efficiency...
Integrating human indoor air pollutant exposure within Life Cycle Impact AssessmentStefanie Hellweg
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 43:1670-9. 2009..It is concluded that indoor exposure should be routinely addressed within LCA...- Life cycle inventory and carbon and water FoodPrint of fruits and vegetables: application to a Swiss retailerFranziska Stoessel
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH 8093 Zurich
Environ Sci Technol 46:3253-62. 2012..For some crops a trade-off between the carbon footprint and the induced water stress is observed. The results were used by the retailer to support the purchasing decisions and improve the supply chain management... 
Projected water consumption in future global agriculture: scenarios and related impactsStephan Pfister
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Sci Total Environ 409:4206-16. 2011....- Particle emission and exposure during nanoparticle synthesis in research laboratoriesEvangelia Demou
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Ann Occup Hyg 53:829-38. 2009..The effectiveness and limitations of current technology in assessing researchers' exposure to nanoparticles during production are examined, and further measures for workers' protection are proposed... - GIS-based regionalized life cycle assessment: how big is small enough? Methodology and case study of electricity generationChristopher L Mutel
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 46:1096-103. 2012..Case study results show important differences between site-generic and regionalized calculations, and provide specific guidance for future improvements of inventory data sets and impact assessment methods... - Life cycle assessment based evaluation of regional impacts from agricultural production at the Peruvian coastKarin Bartl
Institute of Agricultural Sciences Animal Nutrition, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 46:9872-80. 2012..Comparisons with results from other studies confirmed the importance of regionalized life cycle inventories. The results can be used as decision support for local farmers and authorities... - Exposure to engineered nanoparticles: Model and measurements for accident situations in laboratoriesTobias Walser
Institute for Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
Sci Total Environ 420:119-26. 2012..ENP intake fractions were 3.8-5.1·10(-4) inhaled ENP per produced ENP in the investigated setting. These could only be substantially lowered by leaving the production room within a few minutes after the emission event... - Pesticide uptake in potatoes: model and field experimentsRonnie Juraske
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 45:651-7. 2011.... - Identifying improvement potentials in cement production with life cycle assessmentMichael Elias Boesch
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Ecological Systems Design, ETH Zurich, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 44:9143-9. 2010..The highest savings in CO(2) emissions and resource consumption are achieved with a combination of measures in clinker production and cement blending... - Environmental impacts of water use in global crop production: hotspots and trade-offs with land useStephan Pfister
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 45:5761-8. 2011..High spatial variability of water and land use related impacts underlines the importance of appropriate site selection for agricultural activities... - Exposure to manufactured nanostructured particles in an industrial pilot plantEvangelia Demou
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Schafmattstrasse 6, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
Ann Occup Hyg 52:695-706. 2008..Nanomaterial production and the number of people directly in contact with these materials are increasing. Yet, little is known on the association between exposure and corresponding risks, such as pulmonary inflammation and oxidative stress... - Life-cycle inventory of waste solvent distillation: statistical analysis of empirical dataChristian Capello
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Safety and Technology Group, ETH Honggerberg, HCI G143, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 39:5885-92. 2005..g. Monte Carlo Simulation). In a case study we illustrate the application of the inventory data ranges according to situations of differing data availability... - Molecular-structure-based models of chemical inventories using neural networksGregor Wernet
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Safety and Environmental Technology Group, HCI G143, Wolfgang Pauli Strasse 10, CH 8093 Zurich
Environ Sci Technol 42:6717-22. 2008..The models can assist process developers to improve energy efficiency in all design stages and aid in LCA and supply chain management by filling data gaps... - Input-dependent life-cycle inventory model of industrial wastewater-treatment processes in the chemical sectorAnnette Köhler
Empa, Technology and Society Laboratory, Uberlandstrasse 129, CH 8600 Diibendorf, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 41:5515-22. 2007..Thus, they substantially help to perform an environmental assessment of industrial wastewater purification in the chemical and associated industries, which may be used, for instance, for technology choices... - Regionalized life cycle assessment: computational methodology and application to inventory databasesChristopher L Mutel
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 43:5797-803. 2009..Better and more consistent geographic information in life cycle inventory databases and impact assessment methods, tailored to the specific spatial range of all environmental effects considered, would be beneficial... - Confronting workplace exposure to chemicals with LCA: examples of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene in metal degreasing and dry cleaningStefanie Hellweg
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Safety and Environmental Technology Group, ETH Honggerberg, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 39:7741-8. 2005..We therefore conclude that occupational health effects need to be considered in LCA to prevent overlooking key environmental-health impacts in LCA... - Persistence of engineered nanoparticles in a municipal solid-waste incineration plantTobias Walser
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Nat Nanotechnol 7:520-4. 2012.... - Prospective environmental life cycle assessment of nanosilver T-shirtsTobias Walser
Institute for Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 45:4570-8. 2011..By contrast, the production phase may be rather significant due to toxic silver emissions at the mining site if high silver quantities are required... - Evaluating indoor exposure modeling alternatives for LCA: a case study in the vehicle repair industryEvangelia Demou
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 43:5804-10. 2009..We conclude that it is difficult to apply these models for predicting VOC exposures in the workplace. However, for comparative exposure scenarios in life-cycle assessment they may be useful... - Organic pollutant removal versus toxicity reduction in industrial wastewater treatment: the example of wastewater from fluorescent whitening agent productionAnnette Köhler
ETH Zurich, Safety and Environmental Technology Group, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 40:3395-401. 2006..Therefore, simultaneously conducting TOC measurements and toxicity tests, as demonstrated in the current work, is recommended... - Modeling the local biodiversity impacts of agricultural water use: case study of a wetland in the coastal arid area of PeruFrancesca Verones
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 46:4966-74. 2012.... - Wind power electricity: the bigger the turbine, the greener the electricity?Marloes Caduff
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 46:4725-33. 2012..The parameters, hub height and rotor diameter were identified as Environmental Key Performance Indicators that can be used to estimate the environmental impacts for a generic turbine... - Assessing the environmental impacts of freshwater consumption in LCAStephan Pfister
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 43:4098-104. 2009..The presented method is useful for environmental decision-support in the production of water-intensive products as well as for environmentally responsible value-chain management... - Life cycle human toxicity assessment of pesticides: comparing fruit and vegetable diets in Switzerland and the United StatesRonnie Juraske
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Schafmattstrasse 6, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Chemosphere 77:939-45. 2009..The results of this study indicate that pesticide intake due to the ingestion of fruits and vegetables consumed in Switzerland and the United States does not lead to significant human health damages... - Toward meaningful end points of biodiversity in life cycle assessmentMichael Curran
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang Pauli Strasse 15, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 45:70-9. 2011..However, methods across all drivers can be greatly improved. We discuss these issues and make recommendations for future research to better reflect biodiversity loss in LCA... - Environmental decision support for the construction of a "green" mountain hutMelanie Goymann
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Environ Sci Technol 42:4060-7. 2008.... - Quantifying food losses and the potential for reduction in SwitzerlandClaudio Beretta
ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Schafmattstrasse 6, CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Waste Manag 33:764-73. 2013..Most avoidable food losses occur at the household, processing, and agricultural production stage of the food value chain. Households are responsible for almost half of the total avoidable losses (in terms of calorific content)...