Table A16.
Stage contribution to each environmental impact category for Scenario 2 – using reusable masks, manually washed in the UK.
| Mask manufacture | Filter manufacture | Mask packaging manufacture | Mask transport to UK | Filter transport to UK | Mask UK distribution | Filter UK distribution | Mask use | Mask waste transport | Filter waste Transport | Packaging waste transport | Mask disposal | Filter disposal | Packaging waste disposal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF 3.0 Acidification terrestrial and freshwater [mole of H+ eq.] | 34.34% | 0.00% | 0.32% | 13.17% | 0.00% | 0.34% | 0.00% | 51.68% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| EF 3.0 Cancer human health effects [CTUh] | 25.67% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 7.21% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 66.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.00% | −0.01% |
| EF 3.0 Climate change [kg CO2 eq.] | 11.27% | 0.00% | 0.53% | 7.73% | 0.00% | 0.34% | 0.00% | 79.76% | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.35% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| EF 3.0 Ecotoxicity freshwater [CTUe] | 23.00% | 0.00% | 1.06% | 4.94% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.00% | 70.68% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | −0.03% | 0.00% | −0.03% |
| EF 3.0 Eutrophication freshwater [kg P eq.] | 21.10% | 0.00% | 0.31% | 2.79% | 0.00% | 0.57% | 0.00% | 75.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| EF 3.0 Ionising radiation – human health [kBq U235 eq.] | 16.94% | 0.00% | 0.77% | 23.71% | 0.00% | 1.10% | 0.00% | 58.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | −1.11% | 0.00% | −0.52% |
| EF 3.0 Land use [Pt] | 33.31% | 0.00% | 0.27% | 1.34% | 0.00% | 0.23% | 0.00% | 64.88% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | −0.02% | 0.00% | −0.01% |
| EF 3.0 Non-cancer human health effects [CTUh] | 54.35% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 1.69% | 0.00% | 0.27% | 0.00% | 43.19% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| EF 3.0 Ozone depletion [kg CFC-11 eq.] | 7.66% | 0.00% | 0.12% | 53.08% | 0.00% | 2.16% | 0.00% | 36.98% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| EF 3.0 Photochemical ozone formation – human health [kg NMVOC eq.] | 20.50% | 0.00% | 0.50% | 21.86% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.00% | 56.35% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.36% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| EF 3.0 Resource use, energy carriers [MJ] | 9.44% | 0.00% | 0.99% | 7.70% | 0.00% | 0.35% | 0.00% | 81.69% | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.01% | −0.21% | 0.00% | −0.06% |
| EF 3.0 Resource use, mineral and metals [kg Sb eq.] | 22.80% | 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.93% | 0.00% | 2.18% | 0.00% | 73.70% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | −0.03% | 0.00% | −0.01% |
| EF 3.0 Respiratory inorganics [disease incidences] | 51.66% | 0.00% | 0.23% | 2.87% | 0.00% | 0.37% | 0.00% | 44.87% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| EF 3.0 Water scarcity [m3 world equiv.] | 20.59% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 79.20% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.01% |