For environmental exergy flow analysis, we included the eco-exergy component in the system objective function.
Three components are included in the framework: (1) assessment of agricultural economic loss due to meeting environmental flow requirements; (2) decision-making analysis using BNs; and (3) environmental flow decision-making under different water management scenarios.
The combination of material and substance flow analysis with an environmental assessment method such as life cycle assessment appears an attractive tool-box for comparing alternative waste management technologies and scenarios, and then to support waste management decisions on both strategic and operating levels.
CBA = cost-benefit analysis, MFA = material flow analysis, ELCA = environmental life cycle assessment, LCC = Life cycle costing, SLCA = Social life cycle assessment and I-O = input-output analysis Fig. 2 A topological illustration how increased activity in forest bioeconomy cause impacts on national level.
Static environmental exposure assessment models based on material flow analysis (MFA) have previously been used to estimate flows of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to the environment.
Then, a quantitative assessment on the environmental benefits has been conducted based on material flow analysis approach.
This paper argues in favour of combining discrete event simulation with material flow analysis to explore both the environmental and economic impact of business decisions.
Calculations considering the environmental exposure to AgNPs, based on a material flow analysis of the life cycle of various nanoparticles, suggest that aquatic organisms may be harmed by AgNPs present in the effluent of sewage treatment plants (STPs) [2].
During the search for impact assessment tools, keywords such as multi-criteria analysis (MCA) life cycle assessment (LCA), material flow analysis (MFA), sustainability impact assessment (SIA), environmental extended input-output (EEIO), input-output (IO), life cycle costing (LCC) and environmental life cycle costing (ELCC) were used.
There is increasing interest in assessing the environmental impacts of consumer electronics using methods such as life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA).
A construct familiar to operations managers, the value stream map, is adapted to model material flow of both parts and packages, and an integrated material flow analysis is used as the common basis for cost analysis, a modified life cycle environmental impact analysis, and an energy consumption analysis.
