Table 1.
List of natural biotic resources and their units currently included in one LCA inventory database, i.e. Ecoinvent v.3.3 (2016).
| Resource name in Ecoinvent 3.3 | unit |
|---|---|
| Animal matter | kg |
| Biomass | kg |
| Biomass, feedstock | MJ |
| Carbon, organic, in soil or biomass stock | kg |
| Fish, unspecified, in sea | kg |
| Peat | kg |
| Wood (16.9 MJ/kg) | kg |
| Wood and wood waste, 20.9 MJ per kg, oven dry basis | kg |
| Wood and wood waste, 9.5 MJ per kg | kg |
| Wood, dry matter | kg |
| Wood, feedstock | kg |
| Wood, hard, NE-NC, standing | m3 |
| Wood, hard, standing | m3 |
| Wood, primary forest, standing | m3 |
| Wood, soft, INW, standing | m3 |
| Wood, soft, NE-NC, standing | m3 |
| Wood, soft, standing | m3 |
| Wood, soft, US PNW, standing/m3 | m3 |
| Wood, soft, US SE, standing/m3 | m3 |
| Wood, unspecified, standing/kg | kg |
| Wood, unspecified, standing/m3 | m3 |
NE-NC: Northeast North Central; INW: Inland West; US PNW: United States Pacific Northwest; US SE: United States Southeast.