Assessment of environmental impacts with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry

This thesis inspected how nanotechnology companies in Finland have been assessing the environmental impacts of their products and processes. The research focused on using life cycle based methods that take into account the environmental impacts during the whole lifetime of a product. The subject...

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Main Author: Kekäläinen, Janne
Other Authors: Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sciences, Fysiikan laitos, Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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description This thesis inspected how nanotechnology companies in Finland have been assessing the environmental impacts of their products and processes. The research focused on using life cycle based methods that take into account the environmental impacts during the whole lifetime of a product. The subject was studied mainly through three qualitative case studies. Millidyne Oy, Vaisala Oyj and UPM-Kymmene Oyj were interviewed. Also quantitative research was used to some extend in the form of a company questionnaire. This research showed that only 13 % of nanotechnology companies in Finland have done environmental assessments with life cycle methods, and that even this figure is likely to be biased and too large. Customer demand, legislation, cost savings, and product development were recognized as the main drivers for companies to do these assessments. The main problem with environmental assessments of nanoproducts and materials was found to be the lack of reliable data on their properties related to the environment and health. Also it was found that more efforts are needed in developing the environmental assessment tools to be more user-friendly and suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Tämä tutkielma tarkasteli kuinka suomalaiset nanoteknologia-alan yritykset ovat arvioineet tuotteidensa ja prosessiensa ympäristövaikutuksia. Tutkimus keskittyi elinkaarimenetelmiin, jotka ottavat huomioon ympäristövaikutukset tuotteen koko elinaikana. Aihetta tutkittiin pääasiassa kolmella kvalitatiivisella tapaustutkimuksella. Tätä varten haastateltiin Millidyne Oy:tä, Vaisala Oyj:tä ja UPM-Kymmene Oyj:tä. Myös kvantitatiivista tutkimusta tehtiin yrityskyselyn muodossa. Tutkimus osoitti, että vain 13 % nanoteknologia-alan yrityksissä Suomessa on tehnyt ympäristöarviointeja elinkaarimenetelmillä, ja että tämäkin luku on todennäköisesti vääristynyt ja liian suuri. Asiakkaiden vaatimukset, lainsäädäntö, kustannussäästöjen haku ja tuotekehitys tunnistettiin yritysten tärkeimmiksi syiksi tehdä ympäristöarviointeja. Suurimmaksi ongelmaksi nanotuotteiden ja -materiaalien ympäristöarvioinneissa havaittiin luotettavan tiedon puute niiden ympäristöön ja terveyteen liittyvistä ominaisuuksista. Tutkimuksessa havaittiin myös, että ympäristöarvioinneissa käytettävien työkalujen helppokäyttöisyyteen ja soveltuvuuteen pienille ja keskisuurille yrityksille täytyy panostaa tulevassa kehitystyössä.
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title_full Assessment of environmental impacts with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry
title_fullStr Assessment of environmental impacts with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry Assessment of environmental impacts with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of environmental impacts with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry Assessment of environmental impacts with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry
title_short Assessment of environmental impacts with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry
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