Enkeltfag 5 ECTS

Evaluering af sundheds-, miljø- og livscykluspåvirkninger

Overordnede kursusmål

• Gained core competences: Develop your own impact pathway from source to damage on human health, ecosystem quality and natural resources
• Gained knowledge: Methods and data to assess and evaluate health and environmental impacts in a life cycle perspective from local to global scale, thorough understanding of assessment principles, mathematical modeling steps, working with available models and data
• Gained skills: Identify, apply and interpret results of assessment methods and tools for quantifying environmental, health and life cycle impacts associated with emissions and resources consumption, incl. limitations, assumptions and uncertainty
• Presumed knowledge: Fundamentals in mathematical modeling and environmental chemistry; knowledge in life cycle (impact) assessment and/or risk assessment and/or policy analysis is helpful
• Required expertise in follow-up education (as engineers): Identify and apply approaches for evaluating chemical pollution problems in different contexts

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Describe and analyze complex real-life impact assessment and chemical substitution problems
Explain principles and modeling approaches of different impact assessment methods
Apply impact assessment methods to questions from life cycle assessment, alternatives assessment, product design and sustainability assessment
Apply models to quantify environmental and health impacts, e.g. of chemical emissions and chemicals in products
Characterize impacts based on existing data and assessment models
Evaluate strengths and limitations of quantitative impact assessment methods and determine and justify uncertainties
Identify and answer research questions from different environmental management fields
Design and develop impact pathways that are aligned with current impact quantification methods
Communicate model results consistently and structured in oral and written form

The course consists of 3 main sections: (i) overview, understanding and modeling steps of different impact assessment methods; (ii) principles, analysis and development of impact pathways and quantification of environmental fate, exposure and effects; (e) rank and recommend best-in-class solutions based on quantified impacts and communicating results in a consistent, reliable and transparent way to decision makers and stakeholders

– BSc in Environmental, Chemical, Civil Eng., or equivalent (not mandatory)
– Expertise in life cycle assessment or risk assessment (not mandatory)

– Lectures & hands-on exercises, group work, and real-life case study
– Including company visits (e.g. Novo Nordisk, Reel Energy)