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. 2019 May 29;9(6):289. doi: 10.3390/ani9060289

Table 6.

Environmental impact of larvae grown on different substrates (kg of larvae dry weight).

Impact Category Unit Hen Diet Maize Distillers Okara Brewer’s Grains
Climate change kg CO2 eq 5.76 1.95 0.68 0.81
Ozone depletion g CFC−11 eq 2.76 × 10−7 4.47 × 10−7 9.61 × 10−8 1.41 × 10−7
Particulate matter g PM2.5 eq 1.66 0.45 0.31 0.42
Photochemical ozone formation g NMVOC eq 10.2 3.39 1.91 2.38
Acidification molc H+ eq 0.049 0.002 0.004 0.004
Terrestrial eutrophication molc N eq 0.205 −0.001 0.003 0.001
Freshwater eutrophication g P eq 0.50 0.61 0.20 0.28
Marine eutrophication g N eq 37.7 2.43 0.55 0.64
Land use kg C deficit 94.7 4.92 1.25 1.79
Water resource depletion m3 water eq 1.26 1.16 0.75 1.06
Mineral, fossil, and ren resource depletion kg Sb eq 2.95 × 10−5 8.06 × 10−6 −1.34 × 10−7 −1.17 × 10−6