Emission Factor

Asbestos - chrysotile type (asbestos production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is asbestos production, chrysotile type. The reference product is asbestos, chrysotile type. Asbestos, chrysotile type is naturally occuring mineral silicate. It is a direct product from mining extraction. It is in a form of fibre. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: coating and wide range of applications in building industry eg., tiles, insulation, ceiling, roofing, etc. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/9068/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameAsbestos - chrysotile type (asbestos production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_asbestos_chrysotile_type_asbestos_production_chrysotile_type
UUID
dfceba4a-500a-4f68-bdd3-64d5ecd63194
Code Snippet
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