The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station
We present a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the operation of Casey Station in Antarctica. The LCA included quantifying material and energy flows, modeling of elementary flows, and subsequent environmental impacts. Environmental impacts were dominated by emissions associated with freight operations a...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:bla:inecol:v:24:y:2020:i:4:p:791-803 2024-04-14T08:02:03+00:00 The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station Enda Crossin Karli Verghese Simon Lockrey Hieu Ha Gordon Young https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12972 unknown https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12972 article ftrepec https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12972 2024-03-19T10:35:02Z We present a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the operation of Casey Station in Antarctica. The LCA included quantifying material and energy flows, modeling of elementary flows, and subsequent environmental impacts. Environmental impacts were dominated by emissions associated with freight operations and electricity cogeneration. A participatory design approach was used to identify options to reduce environmental impacts, which included improving freight efficiency, reducing the temperature setpoint of the living quarters, and installing alternative energy systems. These options were then assessed using LCA, and have the potential to reduce environmental impacts by between 2% and 19.1%, depending on the environmental indicator. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Antarctic Casey Station ENVELOPE(110.528,110.528,-66.282,-66.282) Journal of Industrial Ecology 24 4 791 803 |
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We present a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the operation of Casey Station in Antarctica. The LCA included quantifying material and energy flows, modeling of elementary flows, and subsequent environmental impacts. Environmental impacts were dominated by emissions associated with freight operations and electricity cogeneration. A participatory design approach was used to identify options to reduce environmental impacts, which included improving freight efficiency, reducing the temperature setpoint of the living quarters, and installing alternative energy systems. These options were then assessed using LCA, and have the potential to reduce environmental impacts by between 2% and 19.1%, depending on the environmental indicator. |
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Enda Crossin Karli Verghese Simon Lockrey Hieu Ha Gordon Young |
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Enda Crossin Karli Verghese Simon Lockrey Hieu Ha Gordon Young The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station |
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Enda Crossin Karli Verghese Simon Lockrey Hieu Ha Gordon Young |
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The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station |
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The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station |
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The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station |
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The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station |
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The environmental impacts of operating an Antarctic research station |
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environmental impacts of operating an antarctic research station |
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