Approved environmental profile

Characterised & Normalised Cradle to Gate: Manufacture of 1

data for: tonne Clay Tiles

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Quality of Data
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Start Date Jan-96
End Date Dec-97
Source of Data 3 sites

Geography UK
Representativeness Current UK Practice
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) 330
Acid Deposition kgSO2 eq 2
Ozone Depletion kgCFC11 eq 0.0000038
Pollution to Air: Human kg.tox 2.1
Toxicity
Pollution to Air: Low Level kg ethene eq (POCP) 0.039
Ozone Creation
Fossil Fuel Depletion and toe 0.14
Extraction
Pollution to Water: Human kg.tox 0.00000084
Toxicity
Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity m3 tox 2.1
Pollution to Water: kg.PO4 eq. 0.13
Eutrophication
Minerals Extraction tonnes 1.4
Water Extraction litres 420
Waste Disposal tonnes 0.14
Transport Pollution & tonne.km 46
Congestion: Freight

Issues One UK Citizen Normalised Data

Climate Change 12270 kgCO2 eq (100yr) 0.027
Acid Deposition 58.88 kgSO2 eq 0.035
Ozone Depletion 0.28595 kgCFC11 eq 0
Pollution to Air: Human 90.7 kg.tox 0.024
Toxicity
Pollution to Air: Low Level 32.23 kg ethene eq (POCP) 0.0012
Ozone Creation
Fossil Fuel Depletion and 4.085 toe 0.034
Extraction
Pollution to Water: Human 0.02746 kg.tox 0.000031
Toxicity
Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity 837600 m3 tox 0.0000025
Pollution to Water: 8.006 kg.PO4 eq. 0.016
Eutrophication
Minerals Extraction 5.04 tonnes 0.28
Water Extraction 417600 litres 0.001
Waste Disposal 7.194 tonnes 0.02
Transport Pollution & 4140.84 tonne.km 0.011
Congestion: Freight

Primary Energy GJ 6.8

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