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Wire and Cable Insulation and Jacketing: Life-Cycle Assessments for Selected Applications
This life-cycle assessment (LCA) evaluated the potential health and environmental impacts of the jacketing and insulation of selected telecommunications and low-power voltage cables as alternatives to lead-stabilized cables. LCAs, which are generally global and non-site specific in scope, look at the full life cycle of the product being evaluated, from materials acquisition to manufacturing, use, and end-of-life (i.e., final disposition). This LCA assessed impacts related to material consumption, energy use, air resources, water resources, landfills, human toxicity, and ecological toxicity. The following cables were evaluated: Category 6 telecommunication cable (e.g., Ethernet cables) in riser (vertical) spaces ("CMR cable") and plenum (horizontal) spaces ("CMP cable"), and non-metallic sheathed low voltage power cables ("NM-B cable").
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Wire and Cable Insulation and Jacketing: Life-Cycle Assessments for Selected Applications--Summary (PDF) (1.2MB, 47 pages)
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Wire and Cable Insulation and Jacketing: Life-Cycle Assessments for Selected Applications (PDF) (3.1MB, 311 pages)
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- Cover and Title (PDF) (134KB, 2 pages)
- Disclaimer and Acknowledgements (PDF) (68KB, 3 pages)
- Table of Contents (PDF) (78KB, 6 pages)
- Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF) (68KB, 4 pages)
- Abstract (PDF) (73KB, 3 pages)
- Executive Summary (PDF) (365KB, 23 pages)
- Chapter 1: Scope and Boundaries (PDF) (317KB, 21 pages)
- Chapter 2: Life-Cycle Inventory (PDF) (2.7MB, 55 pages)
- Chapter 3: Life-Cycle Impact Assessment (PDF) (485KB, 105 pages)
- Chapter 4: Summary of Results (PDF) (102KB, 9 pages)
- Chapter 5: Conclusions (PDF) (107KB, 9 pages)
- References (PDF) (88KB, 8 pages)
- Appendices (PDF) (473KB, 81 pages)
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