Approved environmental profile

Characterised & Normalised data for: Cradle to Gate: Manufacture of 1

tonne Rock Wool Insulation

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Quality of Data
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Start Date Jan-96
End Date Dec-96
Source of Data 1 Manufacturer
Geography UK
Representativeness Current Practice in the UK
LCA Methodology BRE
Allocation 100% to product by value
Date of Data Entry Apr-99
Boundary Cradle to Gate
Comments

Issues Units Characterised Data

Climate Change kgCO2 eq (100yr) 1300
Acid Deposition kgSO2 eq 13
Ozone Depletion kgCFC11 eq 0
Pollution to Air: Human kg.tox 13
Toxicity
Pollution to Air: Low Level kg ethene eq (POCP) 2.6
Ozone Creation
Fossil Fuel Depletion and toe 0.42
Extraction
Pollution to Water: Human kg.tox 0
Toxicity
Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity m3 tox 0
Pollution to Water: kg.PO4 eq. 1.1
Eutrophication
Minerals Extraction tonnes 0
Water Extraction litres 1200
Waste Disposal tonnes 1.2
Transport Pollution & tonne.km 130
Congestion: Freight

Issues One UK Citizen Normalised Data

Climate Change 12270 kgCO2 eq (100yr) 0.11
Acid Deposition 58.88 kgSO2 eq 0.22
Ozone Depletion 0.28595 kgCFC11 eq 0
Pollution to Air: Human 90.7 kg.tox 0.14
Toxicity
Pollution to Air: Low Level 32.23 kg ethene eq (POCP) 0.081
Ozone Creation
Fossil Fuel Depletion and 4.085 toe 0.1
Extraction
Pollution to Water: Human 0.02746 kg.tox 0
Toxicity
Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity 837600 m3 tox 0
Pollution to Water: 8.006 kg.PO4 eq. 0.14
Eutrophication
Minerals Extraction 5.04 tonnes 0
Water Extraction 417600 litres 0.003
Waste Disposal 7.194 tonnes 0.16
Transport Pollution & 4140.84 tonne.km 0.031
Congestion: Freight

Primary Energy GJ 18

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