Emission Factor

Surgical and medical instruments

0.205kgCO2e/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 instruments. This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model v1.0.1. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.1.1

PropertyValue
NameSurgical and medical instruments
SectorHealth and Social Care
CategoryHealth Care
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.205kg/usd
  • CO20.176 kg/usd
  • CH40.001 kg/usd
  • N2O0 kg/usd
  • CO2e of other gases0.004 kg/usd
LCA Activity
cradle_to_shelf
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
health_care-type_surgical_medical_instruments
UUID
d9c7c7b2-7235-4492-86ce-4c9fc37ac50f
Code Snippet
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