Assessing Life-Cycle Impacts in the Wire & Cable Industry: Through the WCP, EPA, TURI and the wire and cable industry are producing data to help producers, suppliers and users consider the environment in decision-making

摘要

Key components of wire and cable products include polymer systems used in insulation and jacketing, flame retardants and heat stabilizers, which may contain lead. These materials and other ingredients impart electrical insulation, physical stability and fire performance properties, but are materials of potential environmental concern for which the industry has expressed a desire to identify and evaluate alternatives.