Approved environmental profile

Characterised & Normalised Cradle to Plantation Gate:

data for: Production of 1 green tonne Small
Round Wood
0
Quality of Data
0
Start Date Apr-97
End Date Mar-98
Source of Data 2 Sites
Geography UK
Representativeness Current Practice in the UK
LCA Methodology BRE
Allocation 100% to Product according to value
Date of Data Entry Apr-99
Boundary Cradle to Plantation Gate
Comments To obtain Green Tonnes, multiply
volume (m3) by 0.909

Issues Units Characterised Data

Climate Change kgCO2 eq (100yr) -670
Acid Deposition kgSO2 eq 0.024
Ozone Depletion kgCFC11 eq 0
Pollution to Air: Human kg.tox 0.019
Toxicity
Pollution to Air: Low Level kg ethene eq (POCP) 0.0015
Ozone Creation
Fossil Fuel Depletion and toe 0.0012
Extraction
Pollution to Water: Human kg.tox 0.0000052
Toxicity
Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity m3 tox 9.4
Pollution to Water: kg.PO4 eq. 0.013
Eutrophication
Minerals Extraction tonnes 0
Water Extraction litres 33
Waste Disposal tonnes 0.00004
Transport Pollution & tonne.km 0.39
Congestion: Freight

Issues One UK Citizen Normalised Data

Climate Change 12270 kgCO2 eq (100yr) -0.054
Acid Deposition 58.88 kgSO2 eq 0.00041
Ozone Depletion 0.28595 kgCFC11 eq 0
Pollution to Air: Human 90.7 kg.tox 0.00021
Toxicity
Pollution to Air: Low Level 32.23 kg ethene eq (POCP) 0.000048
Ozone Creation
Fossil Fuel Depletion and 4.085 toe 0.00031
Extraction
Pollution to Water: Human 0.02746 kg.tox 0.00019
Toxicity
Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity 837600 m3 tox 0.000011
Pollution to Water: 8.006 kg.PO4 eq. 0.0016
Eutrophication
Minerals Extraction 5.04 tonnes 0
Water Extraction 417600 litres 0.00008
Waste Disposal 7.194 tonnes 0.0000056
Transport Pollution & 4140.84 tonne.km 0.000094
Congestion: Freight

Primary Energy GJ 0.061

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