Emission Factor

Sand

0.006kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of provision of sand. This emission factor reflects manufacturing effort for the provision of selected building materials in Germany in 2015 (average data). Where necessary foreign shares (imports) are included. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input excl. disposal. Reference point is product provision (without use). Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameSand
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
SourceGEMIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.006kg/kg
  • CO20.006 kg/kg
  • CH40 kg/kg
  • N2O0 kg/kg
LCA Activity
upstream-use_phase-transport
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_sand
UUID
d6e41554-e3a2-4998-866e-8cdd24fc5e80
Code Snippet
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