It depends on the assumptions used and the availability of data. This is seen as too difficult to quantify on top of all the other assumptions necessary in analyzing material and energy flows. Worker and consumer health are included to some degree in environmental assessments of the data. It allows us to form new coalitions with people affected along the chain of production, such as trade unions and consumer groups. In particular it allows advocates, as well as producers, and government agencies, to identify hot spots during the life-cycle of a product.
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