Materials Count The Case for Material Flows Analysis (2004) / Chapter Skim
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These are all components of a comprehensive approach to sustainable development as discussed further in Chapter 3. Efforts at tracking sources and flows of materials have allowed public and private sector decision makers to answer critical questions for decades.
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When a team assembled by the New York Academy of Sciences used material flows data to identify the sources of mercury in New York Harbor, the data revealed that releases from dental facilities, not heavy industry, were the largest wastewater contributor (de Cerreno et al., 2002~. An assessment of material flows was a critical element of the cement industry's strategic vision, developed through the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2002~.
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As illustrated by the previous examples, material flows information can be significant in identifying potential environmental concerns, allowing preventive action. For example, material flows data reveal that over the past 30 years, the widespread use of pressure-treated lumber has created large stocks of arsenic in building materials that are now nearing the end of their useful life (Sidebar 1.2~.
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How can global environmental loads of mercury and nutrients be most cost-effectively reduced? Answering these questions will require material and energy flows data and economic information that are much more complete and integrated than current data.
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Specifically, the committee · examined the usefulness of creating and maintaining material flows accounts for developing sound public policy on the environment, materials, and energy; · evaluated the technical basis for material flows analysis; · assessed the current state of material flows information, including what data are collected, where they reside; quality, scale, and completeness of the data; formats; accessibility; and the tools and methods available for analyzing the data; · described how public and private sectors are currently using this
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Chapter 5 recounts current sources of material flows information in the United States and gaps in data, and examines the challenges of integrating the numerous components involved in material flows analysis. Chapter 6 describes how material flows accounting could benefit from effective partnerships and outlines key issues to forming partnerships.
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Chapter 5 recounts current sources of material flows information in the United States and gaps in data, and examines the challenges of integrating the numerous components involved in material flows analysis. Chapter 6 describes how material flows accounting could benefit from effective partnerships and outlines key issues to forming partnerships.
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