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. 2024 Feb 24;31(14):22055–22072. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-32540-6

Table 2.

Inventory data of the systems analysed

Principal net inputs of the systems
Subsystem Blueberry Raspberry Blackberry Gooseberry UNITS
Land use 8,100 30 20 5000 m2
Water consumption
  Tap water 16.00 1.55 1.03 0.01 m3
  Water natural origin 813.39 0.62 0.12 1.00 m3
Electric consumption
  Electricity company 1,136 377 251 1228 kW*h
Fossil fuels consumption
  Gasoline for machinery 0.20 0.01 0.007 - m3
  Diesel for transport - - - 0.02 m3
CO2 uptake 60,852.11 234.51 7.90 239.10 kg
Plastic consumption
  RPET plastic 7.20 0.37 1.05 - kg
  PP plastic - - - 6.00 kg
  PVC plastic - - - 0.55 kg
  PS plastic - - - 3.00 kg
Paper consumption
  Kraft paper - - - 20.00 kg
  Cardboard - - - 25.00 kg
Mulch (straw) - 37.50 7.50 - kg
Substratum - - - 15.00 kg
Fertilisers consumption
  Total nitrogen (N) 0.98 0.51 0.34 61.20 kg
  Water soluble potassium oxide (K2O) 3.40 0.60 0.40 - kg
  Water soluble potassium (K) 11.60 - - - kg
  Potassium carbonate (K2CO3) 20.46 - - - kg
  Sulphur trioxide (SO3) soluble in water - 0.15 0.10 30.00 kg
  Total organic matter (TOC) - 5.91 3.94 - kg
  Phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) - 0.29 0.19 - kg
  Calcium (Ca) 2.87 0.47 0.31 - kg
  Amino acids 5.45 - - 1.10 kg
  Humic and fulvic acids 25.50 3.81 2.54 0.20 kg
  Magnesium (Mg) - 0.21 0.13 2.40 kg
Principal net outputs of the systems
Subsystem Blueberry Raspberry Blackberry Gooseberry UNITS
Waste water 16.00 1.55 1.03 - m3
Fossil fuel emissions to air
  Carbon dioxide (CO2) 455.36 23.09 15.39 186.42 kg
  Methane (CH4) 0.22 0.01 0.007 0.01 kg
  Dinitrogen monoxide (N2O) 0.02 0.001 0.00 0.01 kg
  Carbon monoxide (CO) 13.68 0.70 0.46 0.44 kg
  Hydrocarbons (HC) 2.24 0.11 0.07 0.82 kg
  Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2.11 0.11 0.07 2.43 kg
  PM - - - 0.00
  Sulphur oxides (SOx) - - - 0.68 kg
  Nitrogen (N2) 1142.99 57.96 38.64 662.36 kg
  Water (H2O) 95.21 4.82 3.21 69.91 kg
  Oxygen (O2) 12.88 0.65 0.43 56.49 kg
Fertiliser and composting emissions to soil
  Total nitrogen (N) 0.20 0.10 0.07 12.24 kg
  Phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) - 0.06 0.03 - kg
  Calcium 11.43 0.09 0.06 - kg
  Potassium 0.56 0.05 0.03 - kg
  Sulphur (SO2) - 0.02 0.01 4.80 kg
  Total organic matter (TOC) 80.00 12.72 12.20 110.03 kg
  Magnesium (Mg) - 0.04 0.02 0.53 kg
Fertiliser emissions to air
  Ammonia (NH3) 0.09 0.04 0.03 5.51 kg
  Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 0.01 0.005 0.003 0.60 kg
  Dinitrogen monoxide (N2O) 0.02 0.005 0.003 0.55 kg
Composting emissions to air
  Methane (CH4) 16.60 0.17 0.05 2.20 kg
  Dinitrogen monoxide (N2O) 0.99 0.01 0.002 0.13 kg
  Ammonia (NH3) 0.99 0.01 0.002 0.13 kg
Solid wastes
  Waste to landfill 0.00 0.82 2.04 2.00 kg
Plastic wastes
  HDPE plastic to recycling 3.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 kg
Paper wastes
  Paper waste to recycling - - - 1.05 kg
Products 4990 25 62 800 kg