Canada

Switzerland

Rest-of-World (Ecoinvent)

India

Limestone - crushed - for mill (market for)

Austria

Australia

Belgium

Bulgaria

Brazil

Alberta, CA

British Columbia, CA

Manitoba, CA

New Brunswick, CA

Newfoundland and Labrador, CA

Nova Scotia, CA

Northwest Territories, CA

Nunavut, CA

Ontario, CA

Prince Edward Island, CA

Quebec, CA

Saskatchewan, CA

Yukon, CA

China

Cyprus

Czechia

Germany

Denmark

Estonia

Spain

France

United Kingdom

Croatia

Hungary

Indonesia

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Korea, Republic of

Lithuania

Latvia

Malta

Mexico

Norway

Portugal

Romania

Central Asia and Pacific Asia, Oceania, Antarctica

East Europe and Iceland

Africa except Egypt and South Africa

Latin America except Brazil

Middle East, Asia and Egypt

Russian Federation (the)

Sweden

Slovenia

Slovakia

Türkiye

United States of America (the)

South Africa

Stone

Non-metallic minerals (except diamonds)

Sand / gravel / clay and refractory minerals

The activity generating the emissions is market for limestone, crushed, for mill. The reference product is limestone, crushed, for mill. The product "limestone, crushed, for mill" represents 1 kg of crushed limestone, prepared to be milled. Limestone is a naturally occurring mineral that consists principally of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is found in many forms and is classified in terms of its origin, chemical composition, structure, and geological formation. This product is modelled as 97% calcite (CaCO3), 2% silica (SiO2) and 1% magnesite (MgCO3). Limestone occurs widely throughout the world and is an essential raw material for many industries. Limestone is generally used for construction, cement, quicklime, agriculture, metal refining and flue gas desulphurisation: Construction: Limestone is the most widely used crushed rock, although it is generally sold in form of sand and gravel. Cement: The production of cement is the main use for chalk, and a major use for dense, high-calcium limestone. Quicklime: Approximately 1.8 t of limestone is required per 1.0 t of quicklime. Agriculture: Many crops grow best under neutral to slightly acid conditions (i.e., pH between 6 and 7). Thus soils which are more acidic than pH 6 generally benefit from the application of limestone. Metal refining: When limestone is used in metal refining it is initially converted to quicklime, which reacts with acidic oxides (e.g., SiO2, Al2O, and Fe2O3) to produce molten slag. Flue gas desulphurisation: A growing use of limestone is in the treatment of flue gas from combustion processes to remove sulphur dioxide. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/94331/documentation.

The activity generating the emissions is market for limestone, crushed, for mill. The reference product is limestone, crushed, for mill. The product "limestone, crushed, for mill" represents 1 kg of crushed limestone, prepared to be milled. Limestone is a naturally occurring mineral that consists principally of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is found in many forms and is classified in terms of its origin, chemical composition, structure, and geological formation. This product is modelled as 97% calcite (CaCO3), 2% silica (SiO2) and 1% magnesite (MgCO3). Limestone occurs widely throughout the world and is an essential raw material for many industries. Limestone is generally used for construction, cement, quicklime, agriculture, metal refining and flue gas desulphurisation: Construction: Limestone is the most widely used crushed rock, although it is generally sold in form of sand and gravel. Cement: The production of cement is the main use for chalk, and a major use for dense, high-calcium limestone. Quicklime: Approximately 1.8 t of limestone is required per 1.0 t of quicklime. Agriculture: Many crops grow best under neutral to slightly acid conditions (i.e., pH between 6 and 7). Thus soils which are more acidic than pH 6 generally benefit from the application of limestone. Metal refining: When limestone is used in metal refining it is initially converted to quicklime, which reacts with acidic oxides (e.g., SiO2, Al2O, and Fe2O3) to produce molten slag. Flue gas desulphurisation: A growing use of limestone is in the treatment of flue gas from combustion processes to remove sulphur dioxide. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/14760/documentation.

The activity generating the emissions is market for limestone, crushed, for mill. The reference product is limestone, crushed, for mill. The product "limestone, crushed, for mill" represents 1 kg of crushed limestone, prepared to be milled. Limestone is a naturally occurring mineral that consists principally of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is found in many forms and is classified in terms of its origin, chemical composition, structure, and geological formation. This product is modelled as 97% calcite (CaCO3), 2% silica (SiO2) and 1% magnesite (MgCO3). Limestone occurs widely throughout the world and is an essential raw material for many industries. Limestone is generally used for construction, cement, quicklime, agriculture, metal refining and flue gas desulphurisation: Construction: Limestone is the most widely used crushed rock, although it is generally sold in form of sand and gravel. Cement: The production of cement is the main use for chalk, and a major use for dense, high-calcium limestone. Quicklime: Approximately 1.8 t of limestone is required per 1.0 t of quicklime. Agriculture: Many crops grow best under neutral to slightly acid conditions (i.e., pH between 6 and 7). Thus soils which are more acidic than pH 6 generally benefit from the application of limestone. Metal refining: When limestone is used in metal refining it is initially converted to quicklime, which reacts with acidic oxides (e.g., SiO2, Al2O, and Fe2O3) to produce molten slag. Flue gas desulphurisation: A growing use of limestone is in the treatment of flue gas from combustion processes to remove sulphur dioxide. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/14916/documentation.

The activity generating the emissions is market for limestone, crushed, for mill. The reference product is limestone, crushed, for mill. The product "limestone, crushed, for mill" represents 1 kg of crushed limestone, prepared to be milled. Limestone is a naturally occurring mineral that consists principally of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is found in many forms and is classified in terms of its origin, chemical composition, structure, and geological formation. This product is modelled as 97% calcite (CaCO3), 2% silica (SiO2) and 1% magnesite (MgCO3). Limestone occurs widely throughout the world and is an essential raw material for many industries. Limestone is generally used for construction, cement, quicklime, agriculture, metal refining and flue gas desulphurisation: Construction: Limestone is the most widely used crushed rock, although it is generally sold in form of sand and gravel. Cement: The production of cement is the main use for chalk, and a major use for dense, high-calcium limestone. Quicklime: Approximately 1.8 t of limestone is required per 1.0 t of quicklime. Agriculture: Many crops grow best under neutral to slightly acid conditions (i.e., pH between 6 and 7). Thus soils which are more acidic than pH 6 generally benefit from the application of limestone. Metal refining: When limestone is used in metal refining it is initially converted to quicklime, which reacts with acidic oxides (e.g., SiO2, Al2O, and Fe2O3) to produce molten slag. Flue gas desulphurisation: A growing use of limestone is in the treatment of flue gas from combustion processes to remove sulphur dioxide. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/19496/documentation.

Property	Value
Name	Limestone - crushed - for mill (market for)
Sector	Materials and Manufacturing
Category	Mined Materials
Source	ecoinvent
Region	Canada (CA), Switzerland (CH), Rest-of-World (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_ROW), India (IN)
Unit Type	Weight
Year	2011 2014 2020
LCA Activity	unknown

Limestone - crushed - for mill (market for)

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Non-metallic minerals (except diamonds)

Sand / gravel / clay and refractory minerals