Functional unit (life cycle assessment)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002708",
  "term": "Functional unit (life cycle assessment)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Life cycle assessments are organized in terms of a functional unit that appropriately describes the function of the product(s) or process(es) being studied and/or compared.",
  "synonyms": [
    "functional unit (LCA)"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "life cycle assessment",
    "reference flow (life cycle assessment)",
    "unit process"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "unidad funcional (evaluación del ciclo de vida)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/functional-unit-life-cycle-assessment/"
}