Inorganic potassium fertiliser - as K2O (market group for)
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The activity generating the emissions is market group for inorganic potassium fertiliser, as K2O. The Reference Product is inorganic potassium fertiliser, as K2O. Inorganic potassium fertiliser, as K2O describes a substance which is supplying the nutrient of Potassium to plants. The product represents an equivalent form of Potassium that is present in the fertiliser and is expressed as a mass of potassium oxide (K2O). The term "inorganic" refers to the source of nutrient being produced from chemical or artificial materials. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), when this substance is used as fertiliser, the N-P-K can vary depending on the fertiliser. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market group. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/22747/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Inorganic potassium fertiliser - as K2O (market group for) |
| Sector | Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing |
| Category | Arable Farming |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2016 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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