Table 2. Environmental categories with abbreviations and units from the EF 3.1 method used in this study.
| Impact category | Unit | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Acidification | mol Heq+ | AP |
| Climate change | kg CO2 eq | GW |
| Ecotoxicity, freshwater | CTUe | EcoT |
| Particulate matter | Disease inc. | PM |
| Eutrophication, marine | kg Neq | EP-m |
| Eutrophication, freshwater | kg Peq | EP-f |
| Eutrophication, terrestrial | mol Neq | EP-t |
| Human toxicity, non-cancer | CTUh | HT-nc |
| Human toxicity, cancer | CTUh | HT-c |
| Ionising radiation | kBq U-235eq | IR |
| Land use | Pt | LU |
| Ozone depletion | kg CFC11 eq | OD |
| Photochemical ozone formation | kg NMVOCeq | POP |
| Resource use, minerals and metals | kg Sbeq | RU-m |
| Water use | m3 depriv. | WD |
| Cumulative energy demand | MJ | CED |