Ecological Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) applied in the assessment of the impact
of products on the environment is a technique that allows for the evaluation of the
environmental impact of polymeric flocculants used in industrial wastewater treatment.
The possibility of conducting a full life cycle and thus manufacturing process analysis
allows for reliable and accurate identification of the sources of environmental hazards
and the impact of new products on the environment. Newly synthesized waste-based
polymers are water soluble and possess the properties of flocculants, while reducing the
parameters in industrial wastewater. In the paper, there are presented the results of the
analysis conducted using LCA technique for the assessment of the impact of modified
waste phenol formaldehyde resin (Novolak) on the environment. LCA technique was
used to assess the impact of the new flocculant applied in the process of metallurgical
wastewater treatment taking into account the environmental impact of the fl occulant
manufacturing process
