Application of life-cycle assessment to type III environmental declarations

The objective of this research is to develop a desirable type III environme ntal declaration format for the industrial consumer. A total of five differ ent scenarios were chosen for the presentation of life-cycle assessment res ults in a format that meets the requirements of a type III environmental de claration. Life-cycle assessment of an electronic component was performed f or this purpose. Environmentally significant impact categories and input/ou tput items of a product system derived from the life-cycle assessment are p resented in this format. Presenting these Information concisely in a standa rdized format would accelerate the communication of environmental aspects o f materials and components in a product supply chain. Thus the type III env ironmental declaration can be a useful instrument for the manufacturing of an ecoproduct.