Data library
Impact Assessment Methods
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CED
CML 4.8
EF3.1
EN15804+A2
Environmental Cost Indicator 2025
EPD supplementary indicators
ImpactWorld+ 2 - Damages version
ImpactWorld+ 2 - Midpoint version
IPCC 2021
ReCiPe 2016 - Endpoint/E
ReCiPe 2016 - Endpoint/H
ReCiPe 2016 - Endpoint/I
ReCiPe 2016 - Midpoint/E
ReCiPe 2016 - Midpoint/H
ReCiPe 2016 - Midpoint/I
Single categories
TRACI 2.1
EF3.1
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Acidification
Climate change
Climate change (biogenic)
Climate change (fossil)
Climate change (land use and land use change)
Ecotoxicity, freshwater
Ecotoxicity, freshwater (inorganics)
Ecotoxicity, freshwater (organics)
EF single score
Eutrophication, freshwater
Eutrophication marine
Eutrophication, terrestrial
Human toxicity, cancer
Human toxicity, cancer (inorganics)
Human toxicity, cancer (organics)
Human toxicity, non-cancer
Human toxicity, non-cancer (inorganics)
Human toxicity, non-cancer (organics)
Ionising radiation, human health
Land use
Ozone depletion
Particulate Matter
Photochemical ozone formation, human health
Resource use, fossils
Resource use, minerals and metals
Water use
Ecotoxicity, freshwater (organics)
Unit: CTUe
Description:
USEtox consensus multimedia model. It spans two spatial scales: continental scale consisting of six compartment (urban air, rural air, agricultural soil natural soil, freshwater, costal marine water), and the global scale with the same structure but without the urban air. Specific groups of chemicals requires further work USEtox™ USEtox is the UNEP/SETAC scientific consensus model for characterizing human toxicological and ecotoxicological impacts of chemical emissions in life cycle assessment. It is based on existing LCIA toxicity characterization models. It includes all vital model elements of toxicological effects assessment. The USEtox model is built upon a multimedia model, integrating the entire cause-effect chain. It includes separate model components for calculating fate factors (FF), exposure factors (XF), and effect factors (EF). These components operate independently but their outputs are merged together to provide the characterization factors, CF, for human toxicity and freshwater ecotoxicity impacts, respectively. This is a sub-indicator of "Ecotoxicity, freshwater". The sub-indicator's impacts should be reported if they exceed 5% of the parent's impacts (Ecotoxicity, freshwater).Normalization factor: 56716.5863370596 CTUe
Emission factors: 224322 exchanges considered