Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art Technology

The need for more sustainable products and processes has triggered the development of a large number of environmental assessment tools. These tools measure environmental performance and identify improvement potentials from the environmental point of view. The life cycle assessment (lca) methods take...

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Main Author: Ivana Bolanca Mirkovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts 2010-06-01
Series:Acta Graphica
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Online Access:http://www.actagraphica.hr/index.php/actagraphica/article/view/34
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spelling doaj-fb96fed9cec9424d87f0b1c7c104a0232020-11-24T21:23:17ZengUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic ArtsActa Graphica0353-47072010-06-01211-2354125Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art TechnologyIvana Bolanca Mirkovic0University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic ArtsThe need for more sustainable products and processes has triggered the development of a large number of environmental assessment tools. These tools measure environmental performance and identify improvement potentials from the environmental point of view. The life cycle assessment (lca) methods take into account all effects on the environment, direct and indirect resource inputs and/or emissions during the whole life cycle of products.  The carbon footprint is a sub-set of data covered by life cycle assessment.<br />The aim of this paper is to describe the potential environmental impacts (greenhouse gases, carbon footprint) of printed paper and new media.http://www.actagraphica.hr/index.php/actagraphica/article/view/34Carbon Footprint lcaPrinted SubstrateNew Media
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author Ivana Bolanca Mirkovic
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Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art Technology
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Carbon Footprint lca
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author_facet Ivana Bolanca Mirkovic
author_sort Ivana Bolanca Mirkovic
title Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art Technology
title_short Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art Technology
title_full Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art Technology
title_fullStr Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art Technology
title_full_unstemmed Carbon Footprint - Application in Graphic Art Technology
title_sort carbon footprint - application in graphic art technology
publisher University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts
series Acta Graphica
issn 0353-4707
publishDate 2010-06-01
description The need for more sustainable products and processes has triggered the development of a large number of environmental assessment tools. These tools measure environmental performance and identify improvement potentials from the environmental point of view. The life cycle assessment (lca) methods take into account all effects on the environment, direct and indirect resource inputs and/or emissions during the whole life cycle of products.  The carbon footprint is a sub-set of data covered by life cycle assessment.<br />The aim of this paper is to describe the potential environmental impacts (greenhouse gases, carbon footprint) of printed paper and new media.
topic Carbon Footprint lca
Printed Substrate
New Media
url http://www.actagraphica.hr/index.php/actagraphica/article/view/34
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