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(50-24) EPD and LCA in environmental characterisation of food processing machines. Jurek, Anna*,1, Kurczewski, Przemyslaw2, 1 Wroclaw University of Technology, ul. Lukasiewicza 7/9, Wroclaw, Dolny Slask, Poland2 Poznan University of Technology, ul. Piotrowo 3, Poznan, Wielkopolska, Poland ABSTRACT- The industry has been a dominant human activity in environmental degradation, also a prevailing source of the environment pollution. A machine as a subject and object of the industry activities should be analysed from the environment point of view because of their specific role in the industry processes. Complex information about the machine influence in the life cycle on the environment is needed. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) connected with ISO 14000 standard series which concern product in general are useful tools which respond to the mentioned above needs. The LCA meets its practical continuation in the EPD and as such provides quantified environmental life cycle product data. This information expressed in the form of an ecolabel could be helpful for producers dealing with marketing activities, creating enterprise image and for consumers in making environmentally conscious and responsible decisions. Requirement to create a specific simple way to characterise environmental interaction generated by machines and appliances is popular with the design engineers. Results of the project realised at the Wroclaw University of Technology have provided information can meet such a requirement. The main aim of the project is to join selected elements of EPD and LCA and to develop the idea of independent analysis of energy and material aspects of generated environmental burdens. On the base of case study dedicated to the complete environmental valuation of the group of food processing machines the characteristic oriented on specific feature of machine's environmental interaction is proposed. Key words: Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Product Declaration, food processing machines |
