LCA WATER FOOTPRINT AWARE CHARACTERIZATION FACTOR BASED ON LOCAL SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

A Water Footprint based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology is a modern approach to the assessment of impacts of water use on the environment. The Available WAter REmaining (AWARE) method is the recommended characterization method by the WULCA Working group to perform a water consumption impact assessment in LCA. The published values of AWARE characterization factor were computed using the hydrological model at the country and main river...