Emission Factor

Inorganic nitrogen fertiliser - as N (market group for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market group for inorganic nitrogen fertiliser, as N. The reference product is inorganic nitrogen fertiliser, as N. Inorganic nitrogen fertiliser, as N describes a substance which is supplying the nutrient of Nitrogen to plants. The product represents an equivalent form of Nitrogen that is present in the fertiliser and is expressed as a mass of pure nitrogen (N). The term "inorganic" refers to the source of nutrient being produced from chemical or artificial materials. 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), when this substance is 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 ordinary market group. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/22693/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameInorganic nitrogen fertiliser - as N (market group for)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
arable_farming-type_inorganic_nitrogen_fertiliser_as_n_market_group_for_inorganic_nitrogen_fertiliser_as_n
UUID
d3510619-f75b-42a9-a1bd-fb59e7946eab
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