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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Life Cycle Assess. 2017 Jul 1;2017:01–13. doi: 10.1007/s11367-017-1354-3

Table 4.

Sample flows by source and type

Source Biological Energy Fossil and Nuclear Fuels Groups of Chemicals Land Mineral, Metal or Aggregate Element or Compound Other Water Total Flows Percent (%) Geographic representation
LCI 1 - 7 15 22 26 74 89 16 94 343 0.3 Asia
LCI 2 9 15 17 678 409 143 39,380 147 52 40,850 30.4 Europe
LCI 3 157 138 775 3,163 55 1,532 9,009 888 184 15,901 11.8 Europe
LCI 4 33 43 94 577 417 382 8,782 96 142 10,566 7.9 North America
LCI 5 23 17 29 116 16 146 181 89 19 636 0.5 Europe
LCI 6 4 11 8 285 184 150 3,298 52 21 4,013 3.0 Europe
LCIA 1 - - 9 312 - - 3,631 2 - 3,954 2.9 North America
LCIA 2 - - 10 147 55 94 1,684 4 - 1,994 1.5 Europe
LCIA 3 4 - 34 201 139 4 22,085 9 19 22,495 16.7 Europe
S 1 29 38 88 560 435 423 17,404 120 106 19,203 14.3 Europe
S 2 15 21 44 574 247 206 10,334 124 1,804 13,369 9.9 Europe
S 3 2 5 13 125 38 114 717 17 16 1,047 0.8 Europe
Total 276 295 1,136 6,760 2,021 3,268 116,594 1,564 2,457 134,371
Percent (%) 0.2 0.2 0.8 5.0 1.5 2.4 86.8 1.2 1.8