Emission Factor

Organic potassium fertiliser as K2O (treatment of sewage sludge 97% water WWT rainwater mineral oil storage landfarming)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product organic potassium fertiliser as K2O' is an organic substance which is supplying the nutrient of Potassium to the plants. It is mostly solid (else liquid) under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. The product represents an equivalent form of Potassium that is present in the fertiliser and is expressed as a mass of pure potassium oxide (K2O). The term "organic" refers to the source of the nutrient being from natural or organic materials. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. 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 cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameOrganic potassium fertiliser as K2O (treatment of sewage sludge 97% water WWT rainwater mineral oil storage landfarming)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_organic_potassium_fertiliser_as_k2o_treatment_of_sewage_sludge_97_percent_water_wwt_rainwater_mineral_oil_storage_landfarming
UUID
86720ab7-70f1-4fba-b7a2-f0145c8428cd
Code Snippet
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