Grant: Canada Research Chairs
École Polytechnique de Montréal
$120,000.00
Impacts of plastics in the environment
EF 2023-24
Résumé
Plastic litter affects species/ecosystems through ingestion or entanglement and potentially human health through ingestion or inhalation. Environmental decision makers have started to take action to address this issue, however, life cycle assessment (LCA), a tool commonly used to assist environmental decision making, does not yet factor in the consequences of plastic litter. This limits the application of LCA, since potential environmental benefits of measures (e.g. bans or substitution) cannot be properly assessed and could lead to adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. The main objective of this research program is to develop new models to include the impacts of plastic litter in LCA.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
CRC-2021-00559
Name nom
Boulay, Anne-Marie
Department département
Chemical Engineering - École Polytechnique de Montréal
Organization id
64
Institution établissement
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
10000
Area of application group en
The socioeconomic objective available
Area of application group fr
L'objectif socioéconomique disponible
Area of application en
The socioeconomic objective available
Area of application fr
L'objectif socioéconomique disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF2080102
Field of research list names en
Product life cycle
Field of research list names fr
Cycle de vie des produits
Socioeconomic objective list codes
RDS10201
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Environmentally sustainable human activities
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Activités humaines écologiquement durables
Application title
Impacts of plastics in the environment
Keyword
Life Cycle impact assesment; plastic; marine litter; ecosystem; Sustainability
Application summary
Plastic litter affects species/ecosystems through ingestion or entanglement and potentially human health through ingestion or inhalation. Environmental decision makers have started to take action to address this issue, however, life cycle assessment (LCA), a tool commonly used to assist environmental decision making, does not yet factor in the consequences of plastic litter. This limits the application of LCA, since potential environmental benefits of measures (e.g. bans or substitution) cannot be properly assessed and could lead to adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. The main objective of this research program is to develop new models to include the impacts of plastic litter in LCA.
