Table A21.
Stage contribution to each environmental impact category for Scenario 1b – Using single-use masks in the UK (mask manufactured in UK, materials imported from China).
| 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.] | 90.21% | 0.00% | 6.89% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.62% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.16% |
| EF 3.0 Cancer human health effects [CTUh] | 88.79% | 0.00% | 7.49% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.98% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% | −0.28% | 0.00% | −0.02% |
| EF 3.0 Climate change [kg CO2 eq.] | 81.26% | 0.00% | 5.53% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.51% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.16% | 7.43% | 0.00% | 1.92% |
| EF 3.0 Ecotoxicity freshwater [CTUe] | 48.41% | 0.00% | 50.12% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% | −1.01% | 0.00% | −0.29% |
| EF 3.0 Eutrophication freshwater [kg P eq.] | 38.11% | 0.00% | 53.11% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.62% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.75% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| EF 3.0 Ionising radiation – human health [kBq U235 eq.] | 93.98% | 0.00% | 11.81% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.55% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | −7.54% | 0.00% | −2.81% |
| EF 3.0 Land use [Pt] | 37.95% | 0.00% | 57.93% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | −0.95% | 0.00% | −0.31% |
| EF 3.0 Non-cancer human health effects [CTUh] | 77.80% | 0.00% | 13.46% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.18% | 0.00% | 2.06% |
| EF 3.0 Ozone depletion [kg CFC-11 eq.] | 90.81% | 0.00% | 4.28% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| EF 3.0 Photochemical ozone formation – human health [kg NMVOC eq.] | 92.59% | 0.00% | 4.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.02% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.48% |
| EF 3.0 Resource use, energy carriers [MJ] | 93.75% | 0.00% | 5.59% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.15% | −1.94% | 0.00% | −1.21% |
| EF 3.0 Resource use, mineral and metals [kg Sb eq.] | 41.05% | 0.00% | 21.57% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.54% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | −0.84% | 0.00% | −0.33% |
| EF 3.0 Respiratory inorganics [disease incidences] | 71.53% | 0.00% | 20.68% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.03% | −0.33% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| EF 3.0 Water scarcity [m3 world equiv.] | 63.76% | 0.00% | 18.69% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.13% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.97% | 0.00% | 5.45% |