Emission Factor

Sewage sludge 70% water WWT[U] WW from lorry production (treatment of sewage sludge 70% water WWT[U] WW from lorry production municipal incineration FAE)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product sewage sludge 70% water WWT[U] WW from lorry production' is a liquid waste under the category of industrial wastes. This sewage sludge is produced exclusively in the wastewater treatment (WWT) of 'WW from lorry production' in urban area (U). The composition of the sewage sludge is specific to and dependent on the original composition of 'WW from lorry production'. 'sewage sludge 70% water WWT[U] WW from lorry production' contain the following fractions: . By the database default (and per unit of reference product),'sewage sludge 70% water WWT[U] WW from lorry production' has 70% water on wet mass basis (30% dry matter) and it has no Carbon content. It has no heating value. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated in a specific treatment process and as such is not intended to be used as for modelling waste outputs from other activities. In the ecoinvent database treatment option/s for this by-product include: thermal (municipal incineration). Based on the aforementioned treatments this by-product receives it is a non-hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameSewage sludge 70% water WWT[U] WW from lorry production (treatment of sewage sludge 70% water WWT[U] WW from lorry production municipal incineration FAE)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2006
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 6731603c-7d6a-4e7f-93f8-3a10baf6acaa

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_sewage_sludge_70_percent_water_wwt_u_ww_from_lorry_production_treatment_of_sewage_sludge_70_percent_water_wwt_u_ww_from_lorry_production_municipal_incineration_fae
UUID
e007c89d-69c1-47f7-8de9-c217197d5231
Code Snippet
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