Epa _laine De Verre Bre1998

Approved environmental profile

Characterised & Normalised data for: Cradle to Gate: Manufacture of 1 tonne Glass Wool Insulation 0 Quality of Data 0

Issues Climate Change Acid Deposition Ozone Depletion Pollution to Air: Human Toxicity Pollution to Air: Low Level Ozone Creation Fossil Fuel Depletion and Extraction Pollution to Water: Human Toxicity Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity Pollution to Water: Eutrophication

Start Date End Date Source of Data Geography Representativeness LCA Methodology Allocation Date of Data Entry Boundary Comments

January 1998 November 1998 1 Manufacturer UK Current Practice in the UK BRE 100% to Product by Value 12/04/99 Cradle to Gate

Units kgCO2 eq (100yr) kgSO2 eq kgCFC11 eq kg.tox

Characterised Data 1100 9.5 0 7.6

kg ethene eq (POCP)

0.82

toe

0.51

kg.tox

0.000013

m3 tox kg.PO4 eq.

0.57 1.1

Minerals Extraction Water Extraction Waste Disposal Transport Pollution & Congestion: Freight

tonnes litres tonnes tonne.km

0.89 4300 0.081 1000

Issues Climate Change Acid Deposition Ozone Depletion Pollution to Air: Human Toxicity Pollution to Air: Low Level Ozone Creation Fossil Fuel Depletion and Extraction Pollution to Water: Human Toxicity Pollution to Water: Ecotoxicity Pollution to Water: Eutrophication Minerals Extraction Water Extraction Waste Disposal Transport Pollution & Congestion: Freight

One UK Citizen 12270 kgCO2 eq (100yr) 58.88 kgSO2 eq 0.28595 kgCFC11 eq 90.7 kg.tox

Normalised Data 0.093 0.16 0 0.084

32.23 kg ethene eq (POCP)

0.025

4.085 toe

0.12

0.02746 kg.tox

0.00047

837600 m3 tox 8.006 kg.PO4 eq.

0.00000068 0.14

5.04 tonnes 417600 litres 7.194 tonnes 4140.84 tonne.km

0.18 0.01 0.011 0.25

Primary Energy

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