LCA&GIS tool

To assess environmental impacts associated with the I-US, combination of LCA and GIS methods will be used. The quality of ashes produced by incinerators and volumes of recovered and residue materials will differ spatially and temporarily. The final application of ashes depends on their typology and pre-treatment technologies as examined in WP4. The detailed LCA of pilot products is performed in WP6. The life cycle inventory data collected in WP6 will be used to quantify the environmental impacts of dynamic scenarios of ash applications, comparing pre-treatment options and final mix designs. Using GIS tool, transportation distances between all potential actors will be examined in a network analysis to minimize associated emissions and identify optimal supply chain directions. The algorithms will be developed to integrate impacts associated with the pre-treatment of ashes, transportation and production of construction materials into the LCA results and interactively show the most optimal application for the produced batches of ashes. The LCA and GIS tool will be integrated with AMA tool developed in Task 1.4.