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. 2024 Sep 13;14:21418. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-72468-y

Table 7.

Damage-assessment values for the most representative and impactful ICs. Values, referred to FU, were obtained from Impact 2022 + LCIA.

Impact category (IC)
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 UM DC
Non-carcinogens 4.49 × 10–5 Respiratory inorganics 5.57 × 10–1 DALY HH
Carcinogens 7.37 × 10–6 Carcinogens 1.25 × 10–1 DALY
Respiratory inorganics 6.32 × 10–6 Non-carcinogens 2.38 × 10–2 DALY
Ionizing radiation 2.92 × 10–8 Ionizing radiation 3.63 × 10–3 DALY
Respiratory organics 5.24 × 10–9 Respiratory organics 1.47 × 10–3 DALY
Ozone layer depletion 1.26 × 10–9 Ozone layer depletion 1.52 × 10–4 DALY
Terrestrial ecotoxicity 6.57 Terrestrial ecotoxicity 6.51 × 10–2 PDF*m2*yr EQ
Land occupation 3.96 Terrestrial acid/nutri 8.51 × 10–3 PDF*m2*yr
Terrestrial acid/nutri 2.37 × 10–1 Land occupation 6.97 × 10–3 PDF*m2*yr
Aquatic ecotoxicity 1.07 × 10–1 Aquatic ecotoxicity 1.54 × 10–3 PDF*m2*yr
Non-renewable energy 1.40 × 102 Non-renewable energy 1.19 MJ primary R
Mineral extraction 3.67 × 10–1 Mineral extraction 1.99 × 10–3 MJ primary
Global warming 8.67 Global warming 8.29 × 10–1 kg CO2 eq CC