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Emission Factor
Surgical and medical instruments
0.211kgCO2e/usd
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Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: surgical and medical instruments. This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Surgical and medical instruments |
| Sector | Health and Social Care |
| Category | Health Care |
| Source | EPA |
| Source Dataset | Supply Chain Factors Dataset (commodities) |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2018 |
| Year Released | 2020 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | cradle_to_shelf |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Climatiq |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR4 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
health_care-type_surgical_medical_instruments
UUID
3e576d0a-efcd-443a-ab8b-ae1acc4383a1
Code Snippet
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