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Material Flow Analysis - Case Study
Material Flow Analysis - Case Study
Case Study
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Case Study: Regional Lead
Pollution
• Heavy meatals are part of both economic and
environmental cycles
• Mostly used in coatings and in alloys
• Most heavy metals are not useful for biosphere
• They are toxic to humans and other liviing organisms
• Hence, it is important to study their stocks and flows to
identify potential harmful sites of accumulation
• This case study is taken from a comprehensive study
(RESUB 3) on the flows and stocks of 12 elements in
a Swiss region (Bunz Valley) of 66 km 2 and 28,000
inhabitants.
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Private Households
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Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Planetary Boundary Layer
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Calculation of Lead Flows through
Process “Forest Soil”
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Calculation of Lead Flows through
Process “Agricultural Soil”
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Calculation of Lead Flows
through Process “Urban Areas”
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Sewer System
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Industry
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Landfill
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River
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Lead accumulation
in soils. Conc.
Limits??
MSW Management
options??
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Learnings (1/2)
• MFA serves to provide early recognition of
environmental hazards
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Learnings (1/2)
• MFA Compliments LCA
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