Publications

Pierrat, E., Barbarossa, V., Núñez, M., Scherer, L., Link, A., Damiani, M., Verones, F., & Dorber, M. (2023). Global water consumption impacts on riverine fish species richness in Life Cycle Assessment. Science of The Total Environment, 854, 158702.

Debarre, L., Boulay, AM. & Margni, M. (2022). Freshwater consumption and domestic water deprivation in LCIA: revisiting the characterization of human health impacts. Int J Life Cycle Assess 27, 740–754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02054-9

Pfister, S., L. Scherer, K. Buxman. (2020) Water scarcity footprint of hydropower based on a seasonal approach – Global assessment with sensitivities of model assumptions tested on specific cases. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138188

Boulay, A., L. Lenoir. (2020). Sub-national regionalisation of the AWARE indicator for water scarcity footprint calculations Ecological Indicators Volume 111 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.106017

Hélias A, 2020. Comments on the international consensus model for the water scarcity footprint (AWARE) and proposal for an improvement. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719361856?via%3Dihub

Freitas Alves K et al 2020: Water scarcity in Brazil: part 2—uncertainty assessment in regionalized characterization factors. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11367-020-01739-3

Boulay, A., Benini, L. & Sala, S. Marginal and non-marginal approaches in characterization: how context and scale affect the selection of an adequate characterization model. The AWARE model example. Int J Life Cycle Assess (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-019-01680-0

Boulay, A.-M.; Lenoir, L.; Manzardo, A. (2019) Bridging the Data Gap in the Water Scarcity Footprint by Using Crop-Specific AWARE Factors. Water, 11, 2634. DOI: 10.3390/w11122634

Pereira E et al 2019 : Water scarcity in Brazil: part 1—regionalization of the AWARE model characterization factors. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11367-019-01643-5

Kaewmai et al 2019: Improving regional water scarcity footprint characterization factors of an available water remaining (AWARE) method. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719320248?via%3Dihub

Boulay A-M, Bare J, Benini L, et al (2018) The WULCA consensus characterization model for water scarcity footprints: assessing impacts of water consumption based on available water remaining (AWARE). Int J Life Cycle Assess 23:368–378

Bayart, J., J. Grimaud and E. Aoustin (Submitted). “The Water Impact Index: a simplified single-indicator approach for water footprinting.” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

Maendly, R. and S. Humbert (Submitted). “Empirical characterization model and factors assessing aquatic biodiversity damages of hydropower water use.” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

Markus Berger, Ruud van der Ent, Stephanie Eisner, Vanessa Bach, and Matthias Finkbeiner . Water Accounting and Vulnerability Evaluation (WAVE): Considering Atmospheric Evaporation Recycling and the Risk of Freshwater Depletion in Water Footprinting Environmental Science & Technology. Article ASAP

Loubet, P., P. Roux, M. Núñez, G. Belaud and V. Bellon-Maurel (2013). “Assessing Water Deprivation at the Sub-river Basin Scale in LCA Integrating Downstream Cascade Effects.” Environmental Science & Technology 47(24): 14242-14249.

Boulay, A.-M., C. Bouchard, C. Bulle, L. Deschênes and M. Margni (2011). “Categorizing water for LCA inventory.” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 16(7): 639-651.

Boulay, A.-M., C. Bulle, J.-B. Bayart, L. Deschênes and M. Margni (2011). “Regional Characterization of Freshwater Use in LCA: Modeling Direct Impacts on Human Health.” Environmental Science & Technology 45(20): 8948-8957.

Motoshita, M., N. Itsubo and A. Inaba (2011). “Development of impact factors on damage to health by infectious diseases caused by domestic water scarcity.” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 16(1): 65-73.

Ridoutt, B. and S. Pfister (2013). “A new water footprint calculation method integrating consumptive and degradative water use into a single stand-alone weighted indicator.” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 18(1): 204-207.

Verones, F., D. Saner, S. Pfister, D. Baisero, C. Rondinini and S. Hellweg (2013). “Effects of Consumptive Water Use on Biodiversity in Wetlands of International Importance.” Environmental Science & Technology 47(21): 12248-12257.

Hanafiah, M. M., M. A. Xenopoulos, S. Pfister, R. S. E. W. Leuven and M. A. J. Huijbregts (2011). “Characterization Factors for Water Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Based on Freshwater Fish Species Extinction.” Environmental Science & Technology 45(12): 5272-5278.

Motoshita, M., N. Itsubo and A. Inaba (2010). “Damage assessment of water scarcity for agricultural use. Proceedings of 9th international conference on EcoBalance. D1-1410.” National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Ridoutt, B. G. and S. Pfister (2010). “A revised approach to water footprinting to make transparent the impacts of consumption and production on global freshwater scarcity.” Global Environmental Change 20(1): 113-120.

Verones, F., M. M. Hanafiah, S. Pfister, M. A. J. Huijbregts, G. J. Pelletier and A. Koehler (2010). “Characterization Factors for Thermal Pollution in Freshwater Aquatic Environments.” Environmental Science & Technology 44(24): 9364-9369.

Zelm, R. v., A. M. Schipper, M. Rombouts, J. Snepvangers and M. A. J. Huijbregts (2010). “Implementing Groundwater Extraction in Life Cycle Impact Assessment: Characterization Factors Based on Plant Species Richness for the Netherlands.” Environmental Science & Technology 45(2): 629-635.

Milà i Canals, L., J. Chenoweth, A. Chapagain, S. Orr, A. Antón and R. Clift (2009). “Assessing freshwater use impacts in LCA: Part I—inventory modelling and characterisation factors for the main impact pathways.” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 14(1): 28-42.

Pfister, S., A. Koehler and S. Hellweg (2009). “Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Freshwater Consumption in LCA.” Environmental Science & Technology 43(11): 4098-4104.

Bösch, M., S. Hellweg, M. J. Huijbregts and R. Frischknecht (2007). “Applying cumulative exergy demand (CExD) indicators to the ecoinvent database.” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 12(3): 181-190.

Frischknecht , R., R. Steiner, A. Braunschweig, N. Egli and G. Hildesheimer (2006). “Swiss Ecological Scarcity Method: The New Version 2006.” Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Zurich and Bern, Switzerland.

Sullivan, C. A., J. R. Meigh and A. M. Giacomello (2003). “The Water Poverty Index: Development and application at the community scale.” Natural Resources Forum 27(3): 189-199.