SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
What is a green product? - Answer- No such thing could only be a product that was
never made
GWP is a measure of the products tendency to affect? - Answer- Climate change
What two forms does a Biomimicry come in? - Answer- "challenge to biology" or
"biology to challenge."
Five Categories of Impact - Answer- natural resource depletion
air impacts
terrestrial & aquatic impacts,
climate effects
human health
Non-renewable natural resources - Answer- oil, coal, and natural gas.
Ionizing Radiation - Answer- radiation that has enough energy to ionize atoms or
molecules.
Modes of transportation listed in decreasing order of environmental impact are: -
Answer- Air transport
Truck transport
Rail transport
Ship transport
LCI - Answer- life cycle inventory
Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) - Answer- a breakdown of all of the energy and materials
involved in a product's system
Environmental Product Declaration - Answer- method for communicating sustainability
with suppliers and customers
DfD - Answer- Design for Disassembly
EPR - Answer- Extended product responsibility