##  [Life Cycle Assessment](/life-cycle-assessment-1) 

  ##  [Life Cycle Assessment](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/life-cycle-assessment-2) 

  

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**Health & Life Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A systematic, goal‑and‑scope‑defined modelling framework that compiles an inventory of material and energy inputs and outputs across specified product system stages (from raw material acquisition through production, distribution, use, and end‑of‑life), translates those flows into environmental impact indicators via life‑cycle impact assessment methods, and reports results relative to a stated func