Emission Factor

Surgical and medical instruments

0.19kgCO2e/usd

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: surgical and medical instrument manufacturing. This factor is representative of the described goods or services category as defined by the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.2.

PropertyValue
NameSurgical and medical instruments
SectorHealth and Social Care
CategoryHealth Care
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.19kg/usd
  • CO20.164 kg/usd
  • CH40.000549 kg/usd
  • N2O0.0000325 kg/usd
  • CO2e of other gases0.003283 kg/usd
LCA Activity
cradle_to_shelf
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
health_care-type_surgical_medical_instruments
UUID
0e013409-b51d-4164-bf2c-c41369be938d
Code Snippet
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