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Systems Analysis of Organic Waste Management in Denmark
Appendix F
Characterisation factors for environmental impact categories
Table F1.
Characterisation factors for Global Warming Potential, GWP 100, expressed as kg CO2 per kg emission (Uppenberg and Lindfors, 1999).
| Emission |
GWP |
| CO2 (fossil) |
1 |
| CO2(bio) |
0 |
| CH4 |
21 |
| N2O |
310 |
Table F2.
Characterisation factors for Acidification Potential, AP, expressed as kg SO2 per kg emission (Uppenberg and Lindfors, 1999).
| Emission |
Acidification |
| SOx |
1 |
| Cl |
0,88 |
| NOx |
0.7 |
| NH3 |
1.88 |
Table F3.
Characterisation factors for Eutrophication Potential, EP, expressed as kg O2 per kg emission (Uppenberg and Lindfors, 1999).
| Emission |
Eutrophication |
| NH3 |
16 |
| NOx |
6 |
| NO3(aq) |
4.4 |
| NH4 |
15 |
| COD (aq) |
1 |
| P-tot (aq) |
140 |
Table F4.
Characterisation factors for photochemical expressed as kg ethene per kg emission (Lindfors et al. 1995).
| Emission |
VOC |
| VOC |
0.416 |
| CO |
0.03 |
| CHx |
0.02 |
| CH4 |
0.006 |
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