A life cycle assessment (LCA) would be used to determine environmental aspects and impacts.
Environmental aspects are the elements or characteristics of a product or service that can interact
with
the
environment,
such
as
emissions,
energy
use,
water
use,
waste
generation,
etc. Environmental impacts are the effects or consequences of the environmental aspects on the
environment, such as climate change, acidification, eutrophication, human health, biodiversity, etc1
A life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic analysis of the potential environmental impacts of
products or services during their entire life cycle. During an LCA, you evaluate the potential
environmental impacts throughout the entire life cycle of a product (production, distribution, use and
disposal) by considering all the relevant environmental aspects and their interactions with the
environment23
An LCA can help you:
Identify the most significant environmental aspects and impacts of your product or service
Compare the environmental performance of different products or services
Find opportunities to reduce the environmental impacts and improve the environmental
performance of your product or service
Communicate the environmental benefits of your product or service to your customers, stakeholders,
and regulators
Therefore, an LCA would be used to determine environmental aspects and impacts.
Reference: 1: Environmental Aspect Definition 2: Life-cycle assessment - Wikipedia 1 3: Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) - Complete Beginner’s Guide - Ecochain 2
