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LCA Food 2012 in Saint Malo, France! - Manifestations et colloques ...

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PARALLEL SESSION 6A: TOOLS AND DATABASES 8 th Int. Conference on <strong>LCA</strong> <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Agri-<strong>Food</strong> Sector, 1-4 Oct <strong>2012</strong><br />

Table 1. Number of available <strong>in</strong>puts per <strong>in</strong>put category <strong>in</strong> the data collection tool of Agri-BALYSE<br />

No. of <strong>in</strong>puts No. of LCI datas<strong>et</strong>s<br />

Input category<br />

(real word) <strong>in</strong> eco<strong>in</strong>vent V2.2 Gap bridg<strong>in</strong>g strategy and number of additional <strong>in</strong>ventories (LCI)<br />

Active <strong>in</strong>gredients 236 94 Direct proxies (no new LCI)<br />

Agricultural processes 276 39 New <strong>in</strong>ventories (by extrapolation) and standardisation ( ca. 70 LCI),<br />

Build<strong>in</strong>gs and facilities 58 18 New <strong>in</strong>ventories (+58 LCI)<br />

Feedstuffs 164 19 New <strong>in</strong>ventories (+ 63 LCI), direct proxies<br />

Fertilisers 119 25 Averaged proxies (+ 3 LCI)<br />

Mach<strong>in</strong>es 200 6 New <strong>in</strong>ventories (by extrapolation) and standardisation ( 14 LCI),<br />

Seeds 48 28 New <strong>in</strong>ventories (by extrapolation ca. 10) , direct proxies<br />

References<br />

Milà i Canals L, Azapagic A, Doka G, Jefferies D, K<strong>in</strong>g H, Mutel C, Nemecek T, Roches A, Sim S, Stichnothe H, Thoma G, Williams<br />

A, 2011. Approaches for address<strong>in</strong>g Life Cycle Assessment data gaps for bio-based products. J Ind Ecol 15(5) 707-725.<br />

European Commission Jo<strong>in</strong>t Research Centre, 2010. ILCD Handbook: General Guide for Life Cycle Assessment - D<strong>et</strong>ailed guidance,<br />

1 st edition, European Union, p. 247.<br />

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