Emission Factor

Inorganic nitrogen fertiliser - as n (market for inorganic nitrogen fertiliser - as N)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Inorganic nitrogen fertiliser, as N' is an inorganic substance which is supplying the nutrient of Nitrogen to plants. It is mostly solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. The product represents an equivalent form of Nitrogen that is present in the fertiliser and is expressed as a mass of pure nitrogen (N). Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), if this substance would be used as fertiliser, the N-P-K can vary depending on the fertiliser. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameInorganic nitrogen fertiliser - as n (market for inorganic nitrogen fertiliser - as N)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: 2633788f-4164-4b3b-9a3f-0ceffe168c28

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_inorganic_nitrogen_fertiliser_as_n_market_for_inorganic_nitrogen_fertiliser_as_n
UUID
9c1f5434-21ba-43fd-9cdf-aa3f97d44074_f5707bdf-f7e2-479b-b3ea-99c04de8a927
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