Emission Factor
Clay pit infrastructure (clay pit construction)
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Emission factor summary
Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This is an immobile infrastructure representing the construction of a clay pit infrastructure. It is based on an operating plant with a yearly excavated amount of 100 000 tons. It has a lifetime of 50 years and a yearly production of 80 000 000 kg. The process includes constructed buildings and machineries but excludes the land-use of the mining activities. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Clay pit infrastructure (clay pit construction) |
| Sector | Buildings and Infrastructure |
| Category | Construction |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1, 3.2 |
LCA Activity | Refer to source |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
construction-type_clay_pit_infrastructure_clay_pit_construction
UUID
4ff47786-5a8c-4bb3-afbd-4af05600454b
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