Total of all climate change categories: biogenic, fossil and land use & transformation.
Impact due to emissions of biogenic derived molecules. Since CO2 has a 0-characterization factor, due to its short life cycle, this is mainly connected to CH4 emissions (methane).
Higher concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG’s) in the atmosphere including CO2.
Impact due to emissions connected to Land Use Change (LUC). This is due to depletion of carbon stock caused by for example deforestation.
Measuring the impact on the global available land used for cultivation as well as the impact on soil quality.
Fossil depletion refers to the depletion of resources that contain hydrocarbons including coal, oil and natural gas.
Minerals and metals are non-renewable resources, which means that consumption of these resources can lead to depletion.
Eutrophication is the enrichment of a water or terrestrial body with nutrients, usually an excess amount of nutrients that induces growth of plants and algae to the biomass load. The extreme growth may result in oxygen depletion and other forms of over-competition that might cause species loss.
Caused by atmospheric deposition of acidic substances and serious changes are harmful for specific species.
All solid and liquid particles suspended in air many of which are hazardous. It includes organic and inorganic particles, for instance ammonia, sulphur-dioxide and particulate matter.
Caused by the release of atoms, which travel as electromagnetic waves or particles. When the atom has sufficient energy it can cause ionisation or remove electrons from an atom. Ionizing radiation can be dangerous. Radioactive substances exist naturally, examples are rocks and soil, however these levels are rather low.
Ozone is a naturally occurring molecule containing three oxygen atoms. These molecules form a gaseous layer in the atmosphere (stratosphere) that protects our planet from harmful radiations that come from the sun.
Adverse health effects on human beings caused by the intake of toxic substances through inhalation of air, food/water ingestion, penetration through the skin insofar as they are related to cancer.
Caused by the intake of toxic substances through inhalation of air, food/water ingestion, penetration through the skin insofar as they are related to non- cancer effects that are not caused by particulate matter/respiratory inorganics or ionising radiation.
Also known as urban smog (air pollution) or photochemical air pollution. This kind of visible air pollution composes of nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides, ozone, smoke, carbon monoxide and CFCs.
Fresh water is a scarce and irreplaceable natural resource for which agriculture is heavily reliant upon. This impact category also considers the water scarcity index related to the region where water is sourced from.
Eutrophication is the enrichment of a water or terrestrial body with nutrients, usually an excess amount of nutrients that induces growth of plants and algae to the biomass load. The extreme growth may result in oxygen depletion and other forms of over-competition that might cause species loss.
Eutrophication is the enrichment of a water or terrestrial body with nutrients, usually an excess amount of nutrients that induces growth of plants and algae to the biomass load. The extreme growth may result in oxygen depletion and other forms of over-competition that might cause species loss.
Human toxicity and ecotoxicity accounts for the environmental persistence (fate), accumulation in the human food chain (exposure), and toxicity (effect) of a chemical.
