• Title/Summary/Keyword: LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

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A quantitative analysis of greenhouse gases emissions from bottom pair trawl using a LCA method (전과정평가방법에 의한 쌍끌이 대형기선저인망의 온실가스 배출량 정량적 분석)

  • Yang, Yong-Su;Lee, Dong-Gil;Hwang, Bo-Kyu;Lee, Kyoung-Hoon;Lee, Jihoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.51 no.1
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2015
  • The negative factors of fishery in environmental aspect of view are Greenhouse gas emission problems by high usage of fossil fuel, destruction of underwater ecosystem by bottom trawls, reduction of resources by fishing and damage of ecosystem diversity. Especially, the Greenhouse gas emission from fisheries is an important issue due to Canc$\acute{u}$n meeting, Mexico in 1992 and Kyoto protocol in 2005. However, the investigation on the GHG emissions from Korean fisheries did not much carry out. Therefore, the quantitative analysis of GHG emissions from Korean fishery industry is needed as a first step to find a relevant way to reduce GHG emissions from fisheries. The purpose of this research is to investigate which degree of GHG emitted from fishery. Here, we calculated the GHG emission from Korean bottom pair trawl fishery using the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) method. The system boundary and input parameters for each process level are defined for LCA analysis. The fuel use coefficient of the fishery is also calculated. The GHG emissions from the representative fishes caught by bottom pair trawl will be dealt with. Furthermore, the GHG emissions for the edible weight of fishes are calculated with consideration to the different consuming areas and slaughtering process also. The results will be helpful to understand the circumstances of GHG emissions from Korean fisheries.

A quantitative analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from the major coastal fisheries using the LCA method (전과정평가방법에 의한 주요 연안어업의 온실가스 배출량 정량적 분석)

  • KIM, Hyun-young;YANG, Yong-su;HWANG, Bo-kyu;LEE, Jihoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.77-88
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    • 2017
  • The concern on the greenhouse gas emissions is increasing globally. Especially, the greenhouse gas emission from fisheries is an important issue due to Cancun Agreements Mexico in 1992 and the Kyoto protocol in 2005. Furthermore, the Korean government has a plan to reduce the GHG emissions as 5.2% compared to the BAU in fisheries until 2020. However, the investigation on the GHG emissions from Korean fisheries has not been executed much. Therefore, the quantitative analysis of GHG emissions from Korean fishery industry is needed as the first step to find a relevant way to reduce GHG emissions from fisheries. The purpose of this research is to investigate which degree of GHG emitted from the major coastal fisheries such as coastal gillnet fishery, coastal dual purpose fishery, coastal pots fishery and coastal small scale stow net fishery. Here, we calculated the GHG emission from the fisheries using the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) method. The system boundary and input parameters for each process level are defined for LCA analysis. The fuel use coefficients of the fisheries are also calculated according to the fuel type. The GHG emissions from sea activities by the fisheries will be dealt with. Furthermore, the GHG emissions for the unit weight of fishes are also calculated with consideration to the different consuming areas. The results will be helpful to understand the circumstances of GHG emissions from Korean fisheries.

A quantitative analysis of GHG emissions from the Korean large scale purse seine fishery using LCA method (전과정 평가 방법에 의한 한국 대형선망의 온실가스 배출량 정량적 분석)

  • Lee, Jihoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.282-290
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    • 2013
  • The global warming related to GHG (greenhouse gases) emissions from industries is a major issue globally. Furthermore, GHG emissions from the fishery industries also represent an important issue, as indicated by "The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries" at the Cancun, Mexico, meeting in 1992 and by the Kyoto protocol in 2005. Korea pronounced itself to be a voluntary exclusion management country at the 16th IPCC at Cancun, Mexico, in 2010. However, few analyses of GHG emissions from Korean fisheries have been performed. Therefore, a quantitative analysis of GHG emissions from the major Korean fisheries is needed before guidelines for reducing GHG emissions from the fishing industry can be established. The aim of this study was to assess the present GHG emissions from the Korean Purse seine fishery using the LCA (life cycle assessment) method. The system boundary and allocation method were defined for the LCA analysis. The fuel consumption factor of the purse seine fishery was also calculated. The GHG emissions for the edible fish were evaluated by determining the weights of whole fish and gutted fish. Finally, the GHG emissions required to produce 1kg of whole fish and 1kg of edible fish were deduced. The results will help determine the GHG emissions from the fishery. They will also be helpful to stakeholders and the government in understanding the circumstances involved in GHG emissions from the fishing industry.

A Method of River Environmental Impact Assessment using LCA (LCA를 적용한 하천환경영향평가 방법)

  • Kim, Sung-Joon;Jin, Ming-Ji;Jeon, Yong-Tae;Shin, Seon-Mi;Choe, Yong-Seung;Won, Chan-Hee
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.93-104
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    • 2012
  • In this research LCA methodology was adapted and analyzed in quantifying estimation of estuarine environment. The analysed objects of estuarine environment were construction methods, facility, and input material into water, and estuarine ecosystem. In this research the function of LCA of estuarine environment was river with the view of controling water, utilizing water, and hydrophilic function. According to the result of research, environmental damage indicator of facility was decreased 346 Pt from 453 Pt at pre-maintenance to 107 pt at post-maintenance. Among raw and subsidiary materials, remicon, stone-netting bag, and pebbles were showing heavy environmental load in the order. Evironmental impact of input material into water system was analyzed from 1,827 Pt environmental load before construction to 1,080 Pt of post-maintenance, and damage indicator was improved at 747 Pt. Water quality was improved from 1,827 Pt (before construction) to 1,080 Pt(after construction), and ecosystem was improved after maintenance. Environmental indicator in ecosystem was analyzed 427 Pt(before construction) to 348 Pt(after construction), and damage indicator of Sumnjingang riverine system was improved as much as 79 Pt. In the conclusion, estuarine environmental monitoring through LCA in the area of facility, input material into water and ecosystem showed that close-to-nature stream was 1,172 Pt better than artificial stream in environmental aspects.

LCA에 의한 변전기기의 환경부하 평가

  • 대한전기협회
    • JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORLD
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    • s.319
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    • pp.60-66
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    • 2003
  • 변전기기의 전력손실은 전력계 전체 중에서는 얼마 안되는 양으로, 그 전력손실에 관련되는 온실효과가스 배출의 비율은 비교적 적다고 할 수 있다. 그러나 일본 전체의 온실효과가스 배출량이 증가추세에 있음을 고려하면, 변전기기에 대해서도 꾸준한 개선노력이 필요하다. 변전기기에 대한 당초부터의 제품개발 방침은 소형화(小型化)$\cdot$간소화(簡素化)이며, 주로 설치환경의 배려(配慮)와 경제성 추구를 목적으로 한 것이므로, 온난화(溫暖化)의 영향을 의식하게 된 것은 지난 몇 년 동안의 일이다. 이들의 제품개발 방침에 의거하여 제품 제작에 따른 환경부하(環境負荷)에 대하여 상대(相對) 비교는 할 수 있으나, 라이프사이클을 고려한 경우에는 운용과 제작시의 환경부하 합계가 지금까지에 대하여 경감(輕減)되었는지를 추정하기가 곤란하다는 문제도 있다. 그래서 제품의 라이프사이클 전체를 통하여 환경에 미치는 부하의 크기를 수치화(數値化)하여 평가하는 것이 필요하게 된다. 라이프사이클 어세스먼트(LCA, Life Cycle Assessment)는 이러한 관점에서 개발된 틀로서 데이터를 취득하는데 많은 시간이 걸리지만, 용도에 따라서는 간편한 방법을 선택하거나 소형화$\cdot$간소화쪽으로 방향을 좁혀 LCA로 상세하게 평가하는 구성도 할 수 있다. 그 최대의 효과는 환경부하를 정량화(定量化)할 수 있는 것이며, 아울러 환경부하의 가일층의 저감이 가능하다는 것을 생각할 수 있다. 또한 LCA사례에서, 제품개발방침인 소형화$\cdot$간소화가 환경부하 저감에 합치하며, 이 방침이 유효하다는 것을 확인하였다.

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Evaluation of Environmental Impact with Application of the Life Cycle Assessment Method to Swine Waste Treatment Systems (가축분뇨 처리 시스템에 대한 전과정평가 방법을 적용한 환경영향 평가)

  • Shin, Joungdu;Lee, Sun-Ill;Park, Wu-Kyun;Hong, Seung-Gil;Choi, Yong-Su
    • Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.64-73
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    • 2013
  • The application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to analyze the environmental impact to different swine waste treatment systems was investigated. The first part of LCA is to organize an inventory of parameters and emissions released due to the system under investigation. In the following step of the Life Cycle Impact Assessment, the inventory data were analyzed and aggregated in order to finally get one index representing the total environmental burden. For the Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) the Eco-indicator 95 method has been chosen because this is well documented and regularly applied impact method. Two different swine waste treatment systems such as aerobic and anaerobic digestion systems were chosen as an example for the life cycle impact analysis. For establishing the parameters to be assessed the agricultural environmental effects to above swine waste treatment systems, it has been observed that there was high at T-P emission in anaerobic digestion system and $CO_2$ emission in aerobic digestion system. For Eco-indicator values per environmental effect for swine waste treatment systems related to one tonne of swine waste, it was shown that there was a negative index for global warm potential and soil acidification in aerobic digestion system, but relatively high positive index for eutrophication in anaerobic digestion system.

A Study on Analysis and Assessment of the LCCO2 Emissions for Building Construction by Using the Life Cycle Assessment Methodology (전과정평가 방법론을 이용한 건물의 전과정 탄소 배출량 평가 및 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Su-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2016.05a
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    • pp.259-260
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    • 2016
  • Recently, world-wide focusing on the interest for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change and global warming, South Korea also has set up a national greenhouse gas reduction target and action plans seeking to achieve them. In particular, in the construction area, to encourage green building certification of the building and carbon labeling acquisition of building products, in order to reduce the environmental impact caused by the industrial activities have been in steady efforts. Therefore, this study estimates the life cycle carbon footprint of building construction materials applied to carbon emissions reduction technology and analyzes the results. Through the CO2 emissions analysis in construction phase and maintenance phase of the building, it provides basic resource for future research expansion and establishes a step-by-step whole life cycle carbon emissions reduction plan in new construction and existing buildings.

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Practical Experiences with Corrosion Protection of Water Intake Gates in Mekong River

  • Phong, Truong Hong;Tru, Nguyen Nhi;Han, Le Quang
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.7 no.6
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    • pp.328-331
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    • 2008
  • Corrosion behaviour of water intake gate steel structures with different protective measures was investigated. Five material alternatives were taken for investigation, including: imported and recycled stainless steel, carbon steel with hot zinc spraying, painting and composite coatings. Results of corrosion rate for carbon steel, SUS 304, hot zinc spray coats in three water systems of Mekong river basin (saline, blackish and fresh) were also presented. Corrosion rate of carbon steel decreased with decreasing salinity in the investigated water environments. Meanwhile, these values for zinc coated steel, behaved by another way. Environmental data for these systems were filed and discussed in relation with corrosion characteristics. Method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was applied in materials selection for water intake gate construction. From point of Life Cycle Cost (LCA) the following ranking was obtained: Zinc sprayed steel < Recycled stainless steel < Composite coated steel < Painting steel < SUS 304 From investigated results, hot zinc spray coating has been applied as protective measure for steel structures of water intake systems in Mekong river basin.

Implementing Activity-based LCA Model for Carbon Dioxide Emission Analysis and Allocation of Environment Cost (세부 공정별 CO2 배출 분석 및 환경비용 원가배분을 위한 Activity-based LCA 모델의 도입 - 커튼월 공사를 중심으로 -)

  • Lim, Ji-Youn;Yi, June-Seong;Shin, Seung-Woo;Son, Jeong-Wook
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.78-88
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    • 2012
  • As worldwide efforts to reduce global warming gases, the construction Industry is endeavoring to diminish carbon dioxides emissions. Especially, by introducing the LCA methodology to the industry, A variety of related studies to measure the emission of carbon dioxides have been conducted. However, when the conventional LCA methodology is applied to the construction projects, some limitations have been reported. To overcome the restrictions derived from the industry characteristics, this research suggested the Activity-based LCA model by applying the Activity-based Costing (ABC), which breaks down the whole life cycles into more detailed stages. By implementing the newly developed model, forecasting accuracy of $CO_2$ emission was elevated, and the critical control points on carbon dioxides were established. Through the case study of aluminium curtain-wall system, this research verified the usefulness of the Activity-based LCA.