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Ali F, Rehman F, Hadi R, Raza G, Khan N, Ibrahim F, Aziz F, Amin M, Khalil B, Mahwish M, Bashir S, Ali A, Hussain M. Environmental sustainability assessment of wooden furniture produced in Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e253107. [PMID: 35019094 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.253107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Life cycle assessment was carried out for a conventional wooden furniture set produced in Mardan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan during 2018-19. Primary data regarding inputs and outputs were collected through questionnaire surveys from 100 conventional wooden furniture set manufacturers, 50 in district Mardan and 50 in district Swabi. In the present study, cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment approach was applied for a functional unit of one conventional wooden furniture set. Production weighted average data were modelled in the environmental impacts modelling software i.e., SimaPro v.8.5. The results showed that textile used in sofa set, wood preservative for polishing and preventing insects attack and petrol used in generator had the highest contribution to all the environmental impact categories evaluated. Total cumulative energy demand for wooden furniture set manufactured was 30,005 MJ with most of the energy acquired from non-renewable fossil fuel resources.
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Affiliation(s)
- F Ali
- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- COMSATS University Islamabad - CUI, Department of Economics, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- University of Baltistan, Department of Biological Sciences, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Biochemistry, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sheringal, Dir (U), KP, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Planning, Agriculture Research System, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, Karakoram International University, 15100, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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