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1、LIFECYCLEASSESMENTOFENVIRONEMENTALIMPACTOFUNITEDSTATESDOLLARNOTEANDCOINMichaelJ.ClausW.ReidShepherdBrandonWayneBE230Ourtaskwastodeterminewhichdollarisbetterfortheenvironment,thepaperone-dollarnote,ortheSacagaweaonedollarcoin.TableofContentsExecutiveSummary3Abstract4PurposeofStudy4Flow-
2、Diagrams6Coin6Note6DecisionAnalysis7ScopeAnalysis7LifeCycleStages9InventoryAnalysis11Stressors11ImpactCategories11Conclusions14Recommendations14References152WhichDollarisBetter,CoinorPaper?TheintroductionoftheSacagaweaCoinDollarintotheAmericaneconomyisaresultoftheCoinDollarActof1997.Th
3、ecoindollarhasdifferentattributesthanitspredecessortheSusanB.AnthonyCoinDollar,becauseitwasrequiredtohaveagoldenluster,andsmoothededge,withthesamedimensionsastheSusanB.AnthonyDollar.Theintroductionofthenewcoindollarwastobalancetheinflationaryuseofthequarter.Vendingmachines,tolls,subway
4、fares,andotherproductsthatcostapproximately25¢inthe1960'snowcostapproximately$1.Itnowtakesanaverageoffourcoinstowashaloadoflaundrywhereitusedtoonlycostone,andaNewYorkSubwayfarenowis$1.25whereitwas35¢onlythirtyfiveyearsago.Introductionofthenewcoinwouldmakeiteasiertousethepublictransport
5、ationsystems,andotherpaymachines.Theintroductionofthenewcoinalsoaskedthequestion,isoneformofthedollarbetterfortheenvironment?Ifthecoindollarisbetter,shouldwereplacethepaperdollarwithitscoinequivalent?Ifthepaperdollarisbetter,andAmericanstrustthepaperdollarmorethanthecoin,wouldn'titbepr
6、udenttostopintroducingnewcoinsintotheAmericaneconomy?Thisstudyexaminedthelifecycleofthecoindollarandthepaperdollar(note)todetermineifonewasbetterfortheenvironment.Economic,healthandsocialimpactswerealsoexaminedaswell.InformationwascollectedfromtheUnitedStatesFederalGovernmentthroughthe
7、DepartmentoftheTreasury,theBureauofEngravingandPrinting,andtheUnitedStatesMint.Topreventcounterfeiting,thesesourcesdidnotprovidealldetailstotheprocess,requiringsomeassumptionsabouttheprocesstobemade.However,themostimportantfactsincludethelifetimeforthecoinandnote,30yearsand1.5yearsre
