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. 2015 May;28(5):716–729. doi: 10.5713/ajas.14.0683

Table 6.

Sensitivity analysis results for the four environmental impact categories

Non biogas With biogas


Environmental categories Unchanged Unchanged Flaring of excess biogas 50% reduction in discharged digestate Flaring of excess biogas and 50% reduction in discharged digestate
Climate change (kg CO2 eq.) 4.414 3.253 −0.339 −1.571 −5.163
Fossil depletion (kg oil eq.) −2.861 −2.589 −2.589 −3.516 −3.516
Freshwater eutrophication (kg P eq.) 0.128 0.550 0.550 0.274 0.274
Marine water eutrophication (kg N eq.) 0.326 0.910 0.909 0.455 0.455