Emission Factor

Organo-mineral nitrogen fertiliser - as N (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for organo-mineral nitrogen fertiliser, as N. The Reference Product is organo-mineral nitrogen fertiliser, as N. Organo-mineral nitrogen fertiliser, as N is a substance with mixed organic and inorganic origin that is supplying the nutrient of Nitrogen to plants. More specifically, it is a co-formulation of a) one or more inorganic fertilisers mixed with b) one or more materials that contain organic carbon and nutrients of solely biological origin. It is mostly solid (else liquid) 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). 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), if this substance would be 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 activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/23434/documentation

PropertyValue
NameOrgano-mineral nitrogen fertiliser - as N (market for)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_organo_mineral_nitrogen_fertiliser_as_n_market_for_organo_mineral_nitrogen_fertiliser_as_n
UUID
a15eb8de-df4d-44c7-9432-6a267ca09ce7
Code Snippet
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