LCA van verpakkingsopties voor contraststoffen: kunststof fles versus glazen fles

Researchers at EarthShift LLC, USA compared the environmental impacts of two packaging options for contrast media offered by GE Healthcare: +PLUSPAK™ polymer bottle and traditional glass bottle. The study includes all relevant life cycle stages from manufacturing to use and final disposal of the bottles.
The study indicates that the polymer bottle exhibits lower impact in all impact categories considered. The lower impacts of the polymer bottle can be attributed to lower material and manufacturing impacts, lower distribution impacts, and lower end-of-life disposal impacts. An article about the research is published in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
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