Calculate environmental impact for tank for climate change

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Assignment Problem: I need to replace my septic tank. Searching for a tank, I found the following:

Tank Material	Tank size	Tank Weight
Tank Material	Tank size	Tank Weight
Steel	1000 gallon	927 lb
HDPE	1000 gallon	377 lb
Concrete	1000 gallon	8600 lb

As a responsible homeowner, I want to choose an environmentally friendly design.

a) Calculate the environmental impact for each tank for Climate Change (GWP100), Photo-oxidant Formation (POCP), Acidification (AP) and Eutrophication (EP).

b) Calculate the percent contribution to the total for each impact category.

c) Calculate the Normalized impact value for each tank.

d) Which tank would you recommend for me to use?

Attachment:- Septic tank.rar

Reference no: EM133191074

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