EIO-LCA Tutorial - Step 2: Select the effects to display

The second step is to select the effects you want to view in the results. One or more of the 5 options can be selected from the menu: Economic Activity, Conventional Air Pollutants, Greenhouse Gases, Energy, or Toxic Releases. The individual effects within each category are listed below. The default is Economic Activity. For our example of an automobile, let's consider the effects on the economy first. Once we view those results, we will then view the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Select Economic Activity from the menu. After you have looked at the various types of data available in EIO-LCA, you can go to the bottom and click to the next page.

Impact Category 


Effects Estimated by the EIOLCA Tool

Economic Activity

units: $million unless noted

  • Direct Economic Activity
  • Value Added
  • Total Economic Activity
  • Direct Economic Activity (% of Total)

Conventional Air Pollutants

units: metric tons (mt)

  • Sulfur Dioxide, SO2
  • Carbon Monoxide, CO
  • Nitrous Oxides, NOx
  • Volatile Organic Compounds, VOC
  • Lead
  • Particulate Matter <10um, PM10

Energy

units: Terajoules (TJ) unless noted

  • Total
  • Electricity (million kilowatt-hours M kWh)
  • Coal
  • Natural Gas
  • Liquified Natural Gas
  • Liquified Petroleum Gas
  • Motor Gasoline
  • Diesel
  • Kerosene
  • Aviation Fuel
  • Jet Fuel
  • Light Fuel Oil
  • Heavy Fuel Oil

Greenhouse Gases

units: metric tons of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)

  • Global Warming Potential, GWP
  • Carbon Dioxide, CO2
  • Methane, CH4
  • Nitrous Oxide, N2O
  • Chlorofluorocarbons, CFC

Toxic Releases

units: kilograms (kg)

  • Non-point Air releases
  • Point Air releases
  • Total Air releases (non-point + point)
  • Water releases
  • Land releases
  • Underground releases
  • Total releases (air + water + land + underground)
  • Transfers to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
  • Offsite transfers
  • Total Releases and Transfers (total releases + POTW transfers + offsite transfers)



 

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