international journal of industrial Engineering & Production Research

en Water Sensitive Approach in Assessing Project Feasibility using the Adaptation of Life Cycle Assessment with Water Quality Index and Water Exploitation Index روش های تحلیل و تصمیم گیری Decision Analysis and Methods پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;">Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a valuable tool not only for analyzing the environmental impact of a product but also for assisting in early-stage product development before incurring scaling-up costs. When validating a new process or project, it may be constrained to align with existing regulations or standards. Therefore, combining LCA with other applicable standards is essential to demonstrate the project's feasibility. In this regard, the water quality index (WQI) and Water Exploitation Index (WEI) provide additional information that reflects the overall water quality at a specific location and time. The objective of this study is to utilize the LCA framework in conjunction with the Malaysia WQI and WEI to protect the water quantity and water quality of the river. A negative change in the WQI score indicates that the current effluent from the process is degrading the river's classification, rendering it undesirable and necessitating a reduction in concentration. The findings demonstrate that the method for determining effluent requirements for a water treatment system is straightforward and replicable. Such an approach could be employed, for example, in an environmental impact analysis of a project to verify its viability.</div>   ,Life Cycle Assessment,Water Quality Index,Water Exploitation Index,Water Sensitive Approach,River Management 1 13 http://ijiepr.iust.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2847-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Che Hafizan Che Hassan chehafizan@unikl.edu.my 1800319475328460012237 1800319475328460012237 Yes UNIKL Plant Engineering Technology (PETech), Universiti Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology (UniKL MITEC), 81750 Masai, Johor, Malaysia Zainura Zainon Noor zainurazn@utm.my 1800319475328460012238 1800319475328460012238 No Prof Dr- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology Azmi Aris azmi.aris@utm.my 1800319475328460012239 1800319475328460012239 No Prof Dr- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology Norelyza Hussein norelyza@utm.my 1800319475328460012240 1800319475328460012240 No Dr- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology Nur Syamimi Zaidi nursyamimi@utm.my 1800319475328460012241 1800319475328460012241 No Dr- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology Nor Zaiha Arman n.zaiha@utm.my 1800319475328460012242 1800319475328460012242 No Dr- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology Muhammad Azmi muhammad@unikl.edu.my 1800319475328460012243 1800319475328460012243 No Dr- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology