Emission Factor

Shale (quarry operation)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is shale quarry operation. The reference product is shale. Shale is a mineral product. It is a rock typically in grey colour, composed of clay minerals and quartz grains. It is a direct product of extraction. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of brick, pottery, tile, and Portland cement. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/12039/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameShale (quarry operation)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_shale_shale_quarry_operation
UUID
44a673b3-2255-4050-8973-3843e691f4e9
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