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. 2020 Sep 18;12(9):2129. doi: 10.3390/polym12092129

Table A4.

Percentage contribution of each inventory aspect to each impact category for the handbrake lever.

Impact Category Unit Materials Manufacturing EoL CF in Materials
Climate change kg CO2 eq 72% 28% 0% 51%
Ozone depletion kg CFC-11 eq 79% 21% 0% 63%
Human toxicity, cancer effects CTUh 84% 16% 0% 27%
Human toxicity, non-cancer effects CTUh 90% 10% 0% 25%
Particulate matter kg PM2.5 eq 83% 17% 0% 53%
Ionizing radiation HH kBq U235 eq 60% 40% 0% 57%
Ionizing radiation E (interim) CTUe 59% 41% 0% 56%
Photochemical ozone formation kg NMVOC eq 79% 21% 0% 56%
Acidification molc H+ eq 86% 14% 0% 60%
Terrestrial eutrophication molc N eq 82% 18% 0% 65%
Freshwater eutrophication kg P eq 97% 3% 0% 17%
Marine eutrophication kg N eq 79% 21% 0% 33%
Freshwater ecotoxicity CTUe 79% 21% 0% 28%
Land use kg C deficit 85% 15% 0% 71%
Water resource depletion m3 water eq 62% 38% 0% 31%
Mineral, fossil, and ren resource depletion kg Sb eq 74% 26% 0% 60%