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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
Obtaining natural resources, such as oil, metal ores or timber, to make materials and products.
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Specification 1.14.8 · Paper 1
Revise: Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)The first stage is raw material extraction: obtaining resources such as oil, metal ores or timber. Designers investigate how this affects habitats, how much energy is needed and what pollution is produced. Processing those resources into usable materials also has an impact.
Component 1
The obtaining of natural resources used to make materials or products, such as drilling for crude oil.
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Life-cycle analysis (LCA) evaluates the environmental impacts of a material or product from raw material extraction through manufacture and use to disposal, recycling or reuse. Designers use it to identify where the greatest impacts occur and where changes would be most effective. Transport must also be considered between stages.
