Epa Taill _laine De Verre Bre1998

Approved environmental profile

Inventory data for: Cradle to Gate: Manufacture of 1 tonne Glass Wool Insulation

Quality of Data 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

INVENTORY Materials Input Inputs Sand Limestone Soda Ash Chemical Resins & Additives DiSodium Tetraborate Granite Dust Paper packaging

0.63 tonnes 0.21 tonnes 0.21 tonnes 0.091 tonnes 0.081 tonnes 0.035 tonnes 0.017 tonnes

Water from Water Company Water from Surface Water Water from Ground Water

3 m3 0.82 m3 0.52 m3

Primary Energy

31000 MJ

Water Use

Energy Use

Outputs Product

1000 kg Emissions to Air CO2 SO2 NOx Methane Ammonia NMVOCs CO Particulates Hydrocarbons Aromatic Hydrocarbons Formaldehyde N2O HCl Fluorides HF CF4 PAH C2F6 Chlorides Hydrogen sulphide Lead Cadmium Dioxin

1100000 grams 3700 grams 3300 grams 2300 grams 1900 grams 1400 grams 960 grams 880 grams 170 grams 150 grams 140 grams 34 grams 2.7 grams 0.95 grams 0.5 grams 0.35 grams 0.049 grams 0.039 grams 0.00021 grams 0.0000098 grams 0.0000027 grams 0.000000065 grams 0.00000000000081 grams

Emissions to Surface Water Water discharged to Surface Chlorides Sulphuric acid Suspended solids PAH COD Fluorides Nitrogen Cyanides

0.22 m3 2700 mg 790 mg 700 mg 20 mg 19 mg 0.99 mg 0.0096 mg 0.0013 mg

Emissions to Sewer Water discharged to Sewer

0.019 m3

Total Emissions to Land Emissions to Landfill Waste sediment Mixed industrial

51 kg 30 kg

Ball Mill Dust Filter Dust Rubber Stones Solid waste Oil Refractory waste Office/canteen/mixed factory Dirt Slag Workshop industrial Soap Paste waste filter material

0.049 kg 0.019 kg 0.011 kg 0.0019 kg 0.0014 kg 0.0012 kg 0.00088 kg 0.00086 kg 0.00084 kg 0.0003 kg 0.00018 kg 0.000033 kg 0.000002 kg

Other Emissions (incineration etc) Quarry Waste Silt Batteries

1.9 kg 0.36 kg 0.0000001 kg

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