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Compost (market for compost)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product "compost" is a humus-like material. It is the result of composting which has been sanitised and stabilised and which confers beneficial effects when it is added to soil. In 1kg of compost there is 13.63g N 6.32g P and 12g K. In can be used in the following applications: as growing media constituent or can be used to fertilize plants. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameCompost (market for compost)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2012
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 2929e0e1-7f19-47f6-9bec-68f6366b5a35

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_compost_market_for_compost
UUID
28f0ba2b-37ec-47b7-8411-c114e477b7c7
Code Snippet
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