TY - CPAPER KW - Indoor environment department KW - Exposure and health effects KW - Characterization modelling KW - Human toxicity KW - Lcia KW - Chemicals KW - Ecotoxicity KW - Environmental Chemistry, Exposure and Risk Group AU - Michael Z Hauschild AU - Till M Bachman AU - Mark Huijbregts AU - Olivier Jolliet AU - Annette Kohler AU - Henrik F Larsen AU - Manuele D Margni AU - Thomas E McKone AU - Matthew Macleod AU - Dik van de Meent AU - Marta Schuhmacher AU - Ralph K Rosenbaum AB -

Under the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative the six most commonly used characterization models for toxic impacts from chemicals were compared and harmonized through a sequence of workshops removing differences which were unintentional or unnecessary. A parsimonious (as simple as possible but as complex as needed) and transparent consensus model, USEtox, was created producing characterization factors that fall within the range of factors from the harmonised existing characterisation models. The USEtox model together with factors for several thousand substances are currently under review to form the basis of the recommendations from the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative in this field.

BT - International Academy for Production Engineering 15th International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, March 17-19, 2008 C1 -

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C2 - LBNL-512E CY - Sydney, Australia DA - 03/2008 LA - eng N2 -

Under the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative the six most commonly used characterization models for toxic impacts from chemicals were compared and harmonized through a sequence of workshops removing differences which were unintentional or unnecessary. A parsimonious (as simple as possible but as complex as needed) and transparent consensus model, USEtox, was created producing characterization factors that fall within the range of factors from the harmonised existing characterisation models. The USEtox model together with factors for several thousand substances are currently under review to form the basis of the recommendations from the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative in this field.

PB - CIRP PP - Sydney, Australia PY - 2008 SN - 1877040673 SP - 291 EP - 296 T2 - International Academy for Production Engineering 15th International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, March 17-19, 2008 T3 - International Academy for Production Engineering 15th International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, March 17-19, 2008 TI - International consensus model for comparative assessment of chemical emissions in LCA ER -