G – M

Phase of life cycle assessment involving the compilation and quantification of inputs and outputs for a product throughout its life cycle

Phase of life cycle assessment aimed at understanding and evaluating the magnitude and significance of the potential environmental impacts for a product system throughout the life cycle of the product

Compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle

Class representing environmental issues of concern to which life cycle inventory analysis results may be assigned

Water which is being held in, and can be recovered from, an underground formation

Soil moisture and water on soil (muds) available for local evapotranspiration

Volume of water polluted due to waste water discharges or emission of pollutants

Compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle

Phase of life cycle assessment aimed at understanding and evaluating the magnitude and significance of the potential environmental impacts for a product system throughout the life cycle of the product

Consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources to final disposal