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Impact Assessment & Measurement

The Impact Assessment and Measurement (IAM) program focuses on the research, development and application of environmental impact assessment and progress measurement for environmental decision making. Current projects include development of impact assessment methodologies, tools, and supporting data in the areas of chemical and non-chemical environmental impacts, and the measurement of progress in preventing pollution.  For more information on the IAM program, please read the Program Brief.

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Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles and Chapters

  1. Bare, J.C. and T.P. Gloria. (2007). “Environmental Impact Assessment Taxonomy Providing Comprehensive Coverage of Midpoints, Endpoints, Damages, and Areas of Protection.” Journal of Cleaner Production, Available online July 27.
  2. Bare, J.C., T.P. Gloria, and G. Norris. (2006). “Development of the Method and U.S. Normalization Database for Life Cycle Impact Assessment and Sustainability Metrics.” Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 16.
  3. Bare, J.C. and T.P. Gloria. (2006). “Critical Analysis of the Mathematical Relationships and Comprehensiveness of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Approaches.” Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 4.
  4. Bare, J.C. (2006). “Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) for Human Health Cancerous and Noncancerous Emissions: Integrated and Complementary With Consistency Within the U.S. EPA.” Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 12, 3.
  5. Jolliet, O., R. Müller-Wenk, J. Bare, et al. (2004). “The LCIA Midpoint-Damage Framework of the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative.” International Journal of LCA, 9, 6.
  6. Bare, J.C., G.A. Norris, D.W. Pennington, and T. McKone. (2003). “TRACI – The Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and Other Environmental Impacts.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, 6, 3.
  7. Pennington, D.W., J.C. Bare, R. Knodel, et al. (2003). “Evaluating Pollution Prevention Progress (P2P) III: An Environmental Tool for Screening in Product Life Cycle Assessment and Chemical Process Design.” Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 5, 2.
  8. Hofstetter, P., J.C. Bare, J.K. Hammitt, et al. (2002). “Tools for the Comparative Analysis of Alternatives: Competing or Complementary Perspectives?” Risk Analysis, 22, 5.
  9. Hertwich, E.G., D.W. Pennington, and J.C. Bare. (2002). “Introduction.” Presentation, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Europe 2002, Life Cycle Impact Assessment: Striving Toward Best Available Practice, Vienna, Austria, May 12–16.
  10. Finnveden, G., P. Hofstetter, J.C. Bare, et al. (2002). “Normalization, Grouping, and Weighting in Life Cycle Impact Assessment.” Presentation, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Europe 2002, Life Cycle Impact Assessment: Striving Toward Best Available Practice, Vienna, Austria, May 12–16.
  11. Pennington, D.W., G. Norris, T. Hoagland, and J. Bare. (2001). “Metrics for Environmental Comparison of Process and Product Alternatives in a Holistic Framework.” In: Process Design Tools for the Environment, Edited by S.K. Sikdar and M.M. El-Halwagi. Taylor and Francis, U.K.
  12. Pennington, D.W. and J.C. Bare. (2001). “Comparison of Chemical Screening and Ranking Approaches: The Waste Minimization Prioritization Tool (WMPT) vs. Toxic Equivalency Potentials (TEPs).” Risk Analysis, 21, 5.
  13. Bare, J., J. Fava, E. Hertwich, et al. (2001). “The Areas of Protection Debate.” In: Global LCA Village, Gate to Environmental and Health Science (EHS). Edited by W. Klöpffer.
  14. Bare, J.C., P. Hofstetter, D.W. Pennington, and H.A. Udo de Haes. (2000). “Life Cycle Impact Assessment Midpoints vs. Endpoints – The Sacrifices and the Benefits.” International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 5, 6.
  15. Pennington, D.W., G.A., Norris, T. Hoagland, and J.C. Bare. (2000). “Environmental Comparison Metrics for Life Cycle Impact Assessment and Process Design.” Environmental Progress, 19, 2.
  16. Bare, J.C., H.A. Udo de Haes, and D.W. Pennington. (1999). “Life Cycle Impact Assessment Sophistication.” International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 4, 5.

Other Publications

  1. Bare, J.C. and T.P. Gloria. (2005). “A Closer Look at Life Cycle Impact Assessment for the Building Design and Construction Industry.” Building Design and Construction, November.
  2. Hofstetter, P., B.C. Lippiatt, J.C. Bare, and A.S. Rushing. (2002). User Preferences for Life Cycle Decision Support Tools: Evaluation of a Survey of BEES Users.” NISTIR 6874.
  3. Bare, J.C. (2002). “Developing a Consistent Decision-Making Framework by Using the U.S. EPA’s TRACI.” Presentation, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 3–8.
  4. Bare, J.C. and G.A. Norris. (2002). “General Activity of LCA in the USA.” Presentation, Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Meeting, Tsukuba, Japan.
  5. Bare, J.C., D.W. Pennington, and H.A. Udo de Haes. (2000). “Implications of Inventory Structure for Life Cycle Impact Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis.” Presentation, Life Cycle Impact Assessment Sophistication: An International Workshop, July. EPA/600/R-00/023.

Other Contributions

  1. Udo de Haes, H.A. and E. Lindeijer. (2002). “Areas of Protection, The Areas of Protection in Life Cycle Impact Assessment.” Final draft chapter in: Global LCA Village, Gate to Environmental and Health Science (EHS). Edited by W. Klöpffer.
  2. Udo de Haes, H.A. (2001). “Areas of Protection.” Third draft chapter in: Global LCA Village, Gate to Environmental and Health Science (EHS). Edited by W. Klöpffer.
  3. International Organization of Standardization (ISO). (2000). “Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Life Cycle Impact Assessment.” International Organization of Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland. International Standard ISO14042:2000(E).
  4. Udo de Haes, H.A. (1998). “ISO’s Compromise on Comparative Assertions in Life Cycle Impact Assessment.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2, 3.

Program Manager:

Jane C. Bare 
Phone: (513) 569-7513
FAX: (513) 569-7111
E-Mail: bare.jane@epa.gov

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