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LEED TSAC PVC Study Database > Life Cycle Cells > View Cell

View Cell

Material:Drain-waste-vent pip - Rigid PVC Functional Units:1 foot of 3" ID pipe with 50 years service life
LCA Stage:Cradle to Site
Impact Category: Fossil Fuel Depletion Impact Units:MJ surplus energy
Sources:
Note: This list doesn't include 'Inactive' sources.
Source Stakeholder Submission Contributes Qualitative Information Contributes Quantitative Information
Life Cycle Assessment of Polyvinyl Chloride and Alternatives: Summary Report No No No
Emergy indices and ratios for sustainable material cycles and recycle options No No No
Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Products: A Green Guide to Ecological Sustainability Yes No No
Impacts on the Environment From the Manufacture, Use and Disposal andSubstitution of PVC Yes No No
TRACI: The Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and Other Environmental Impacts No No Yes
ETH-ESU 96 Unit processes database. In: Simapro6 No No Yes
Franklin database. In: Simapro6 No No Yes
IDEMAT. In: Simapro6 No No No
Data Archive library. In: SimaPro6 No No No
Industry Data library. In: SimaPro6 No Yes No
SimaPro 6 No No Yes
Eco-profiles of the European plastics industry No No Yes
Ecoprofiles of the European plastics industry, report 4, second edition No No Yes
Ecoprofiles of the European plastics industry, report 10, Polymer conversion No No Yes
Ecoprofiles of the European plastics industry, report 6, second edition, Polyvinyl chloride. No No Yes
APME Ecoprofiles of chemicals and polymers No No Yes
Environmental Resource Guide No No No

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