In the context of a low environmental impact energy mix, embodied building materials can account for up to 46% building's life cycle over 50-year service life. Fifty percent this corresponds combination structure and envelope. While most studies have compared different residential systems or wall assemblies, study aims quantify contribution initial impacts assemblies' exterior walls an office i...

The electrokinetic remediation method can function as a primary or secondary technology and be applied in conjunction with other physical biological methods, such soil washing, phytoremediation, bioremediation. Environmental impacts arising from the process determined using life cycle assessment analysis (LCA) tools. This study compared conventional strategy two hybrid strategies: electrokineti...

The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is one of the world’s most cultivated and prized molluscs. Although it usually considered a luxury product, meets all requirements to be included in sustainable diet, its production consumption have great potential for growth coming years. Oyster farming worldwide activity, with China France as main producers, but recently, possibility implementing Italian p...

Abstract Purpose We have to transform our societies and economic systems towards social, ecological, (holistic) sustainability. Bioeconomy (BE) can contribute sustainable development by substituting fossil-based products with renewable ones; however, sustainability is not intrinsic BE. Methods Therefore, we developed a holistic integrated life cycle assessment (HILCSA) method containing 91 indi...

Solid waste is one of the unavoidable products of every society that necessitates the establishment of municipal solid waste management system. Because of variability in quantity and composition of municipal solid wastes, several management scenarios are considered. Assessing the environmental impacts of the life cycle of these scenarios will have a significant role in reducing and resolving ur...