# ILCD Format 1.1 Documentation - Enumerated Lists

AreaOfProtectionValues
CompletenessAvailabilityValues
CompletenessTypeValues
CompletenessValues
ComplianceValues
DataDerivationTypeStatusValues
DataQualityIndicatorValues
DataSourceTypeValues
ExchangeDirectionValues
ExchangeFunctionTypeValues
FlowDataDerivationTypeStatusValues
FlowTypeValues
GlobalReferenceTypeValues
LCIAImpactCategoryValues
LCIAMethodPrincipleValues
LCIMethodApproachesValues
LCIMethodPrincipleValues
Languages
LicenseTypeValues
MethodOfReviewValues
PublicationTypeValues
QualityValues
RecommendationLevelValues
ScopeOfReviewValues
StandardMethodTypeValues
TypeOfLCIAMethodValues
TypeOfOrganisationValues
TypeOfProcessValues
TypeOfQuantitativeReferenceValues
TypeOfReviewValues
UncertaintyDistributionTypeValues
WorkflowAndPublicationStatusValues

List name | Value | Definition
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AreaOfProtectionValues | Natural resources |
Natural environment |
Human health |
Man-made environment |
Other |
CompletenessAvailabilityValues | Fully available | For all referenced LCIA methods an impact factor is provided for this flow, in case this flow contributes to the respective mid-point problem field in an relevant way. The impact factor for the specific flow has to cover all effect chains and impacts addressed by the specific LCIA method.
Partly available | In one or more of the referenced impact methods, no impact factors are provided for this flow, while the flow's relevant contribution to that mid-point aspect is scientifically acknowledged by state-of-the-art. Or for that specific flow not all effect chains and impacts that are addressed by on or more of the respective LCIA methods are covered also for this flow.
Not available | For none of the referenced impact methods impact factors are provided for this flow, while by scientific state-of-the-art knowledge this flow contributes to a relevant degree to the named mid-point problem field.
Topic not relevant | Flow is not relevant for the specific mid-point problem field. E.g. it is an elementary flow such as "Carbon dioxide emissions to air" which does not contribute to "Human toxicity" or it is a product flow.
No statement | Unclear, not stated.
CompletenessTypeValues | Climate change | Climate change / global warming
Ozone depletion | Stratospheric ozone layer depletion
Summer smog | Photochemical oxidant creation / summer smog / tropospheric ozone formation
Eutrophication | Eutrophication of land and water bodies
Acidification | Acidification of land and water bodies
Human toxicity | Human toxicity (EXcluding ionising radiation and respiratory inorganics)
Freshwater ecotoxicity | Freshwater eco-toxicity (EXcluding ionising radiation)
Seawater eco-toxicity | Seawater eco-toxicity (EXcluding ionising radiation)
Terrestric eco-toxicity | Terrestric eco-toxicity (EXcluding ionising radiation)
Radioactivity | Radioactivity / ionising radiation
Land use | Land use (occupation and transformation)
Non-renewable material resource depletion | Non-renewable material resource depletion
Renewable material resource consumption | Renewable material resource consumption
Non-renewable primary energy depletion | Non-renewable primary energy depletion
Renewable primary energy consumption | Renewable primary energy consumption
Particulate matter/respiratory inorganics | Particulate matter/respiratory inorganics
Species depletion | Depletion of gentic resources by consumption of specific animal and plant species
Noise | Noise
CompletenessValues | All relevant flows quantified | All relevant flows are recorded. [Note: This does not consider yet the quality or representativeness of the data.]
Relevant flows missing | One or more relevant flows are not recorded respectively not quantified. [Note: These flows should be found in the Inputs and Outputs with mean amount "0" and marked as "Missing relevant" in the field "Data derivation type/status".]
Topic not relevant | Process is not relevant for the environmental impact. E.g. it is a dummy process or a generic mixer process, or is not contributing to a specified environmental problem.
No statement | Unclear, not stated.
ComplianceValues | Fully compliant | Meets all requirements of this compliance aspect as defined in the respective "Compliance system".
Not compliant | Does not meet all requirements of this compliance aspect, as defined for the respective "Compliance system".
Not defined | For this compliance aspect the named "Compliance system" has not defined compliance requirements.
DataDerivationTypeStatusValues | Measured | All data was measured for the purpose of LCA or is meeting the related requirements (e.g. being quantiatively and qualitatively related to unit process and its quantitative reference/products, etc.). This includes calculated data with models based on measured plant data (but not exclusively theoretical calculations) as used e.g. in parameterised unit processes.
Calculated | Stochiometric or other theoretical relations were used to calculate the amount of this flow. [Note: Calculations that include quantiatively relevant expert judgement are of the type "Expert judgement".]
Estimated | Expert judgement was used to derive the quantity of this flow. This includes the unmodified or corrected use of data from similar processes / technologies, times, or locations, as well as calculated values where the formulas/parameters include quantitatively relevant expert judgement.
Unknown derivation | Data derivation type information fully or at least for quantiatively relevant parts unavailable.
Missing important | Indicates missing amount information for environmentally directly (elementary flow) or indirectly (product or waste flow) important Input or Output. As the "Mean amount" the value "0" is entered.
Missing unimportant | Indicates missing amount information for an however environmentally directly (elementary flow) or indirectly (product or waste flow) NOT relevant Input or Output. As the "Mean amount" the value "0" is entered.
DataQualityIndicatorValues | Technological representativeness | Degree to which the data set reflects the true population of interest regarding technology, including for included background data sets, if any.
Time representativeness | Degree to which the data set reflects the true population of interest regarding time / age of the data, including for included background data sets, if any.
Geographical representativeness | Degree to which the data set reflects the true population of interest regarding geography such as e.g. country or site, including for included background data sets, if any.
Completeness | Share of (elementary) flows that are quantitatively included in the inventory. Note that also the completeness of interim product and waste flows in the product model contributes to the overall completeness of the inventory.
Precision | Measure of the variability of the data values for each data expressed (e.g. low variance = high precision).
Methodological appropriateness and consistency | The applied LCI methods and methodological choices (e.g. allocation, substitution, etc.) are in line with the goal and scope of the data set, especially its intended applications and decision support context (e.g. monitoring, product-specific decision support, strategic long-term decision support). The methods also have been consistently applied across all data including for included processes, if any.
Overall quality | The degree to which the data set’s overall representativeness, completeness, precision as well as methodological appropriateness and consistency reflects the reality the data set is representing.
DataSourceTypeValues | Primary | Data stems exclusively from primary data source(s), i.e. was collected from owner or operator of the process (independently how the data was derived).
> 90% primary | Data was averaged from mixed primary and secondary sources, either before entering the data into a unit process or when calculating the LCI results. Over 90% of the averaged amount stems from primary data sources.
Mixed primary / secondary | Data was averaged from mixed primary and secondary sources with above 10% secondary data, either before entering the data into a unit process or when calculating the LCI results.
Secondary | Data stems exclusively from secondary data source(s), i.e. from any type of publication, that is not co-authored by the owner or operator of the process (independently how the data was derived).
ExchangeDirectionValues | Input | Flow in input list of the process, e.g. resources from nature or energy carriers, or commodities and services entering from the technosphere. (In case the flow has an negative "resulting amount" value this is equivalent to belonging to the output list of the process.)
Output | Flow in output list of the process, e.g. emissions to nature, or products and waste going to the technosphere into another process. (In case the flow has a negative "resulting amount" value this is equivalent to belonging to the input list of the process.)
ExchangeFunctionTypeValues | General reminder flow | Reminder flow on the amount of (selected) product and waste flows of included processes. Purely informative flow for additional reporting that has already been fully considered in the inventory of the data set. Serves to document e.g. the total amount of hazardous waste generated over the life cycle of a product system.
Allocation reminder flow | Reminder flow on allocated co-products that have been excluded during allocation when calculating the LCI results. Purely informative flow for additional reporting that has already been fully considered in the inventory of the data set.
System expansion reminder flow | Reminder flow on excluded co-products that have been excluded in consequential modelling e.g. by system expansion / substitution when calculating the LCI results.
FlowDataDerivationTypeStatusValues | Measured | Data was measured for the flow; includes data from publications with measured data.
Calculated | Stochiometric, enthalpic or other theoretical methods were used to systematically calculate the value of this property from another characteristic.
Estimated | Expert judgement including the direct or modified use of data from similar flows, or from other locations and times (e.g. for market prices of product flows).
Unknown derivation | Data derivation type information fully or at least for quantiatively relevant parts unavailable.
FlowTypeValues | Elementary flow | Exchange between nature (ecosphere) and technosphere, e.g. an emission, resource.
Product flow | Exchange of goods or services within technosphere, with a positive economic/market value.
Waste flow | Exchange of matters within the technosphere, with a economic/market value equal or below "0".
Other flow | Exchange of other type, e.g. dummy or modelling support flows.
GlobalReferenceTypeValues | source data set |
process data set |
flow data set |
flow property data set |
unit group data set |
contact data set |
LCIA method data set |
other external file |
LCIAImpactCategoryValues |  |
Climate change |
Ozone depletion |
Terrestrial Eutrophication |
Aquatic Eutrophication |
Acidification |
Photochemical ozone creation |
Land use |
Abiotic resource depletion |
Biotic resource depletion |
Ionizing radiation |
Cancer human health effects |
Non-cancer human health effects |
Respiratory inorganics |
Aquatic eco-toxicity |
Terrestrial eco-toxicity |
other |
LCIAMethodPrincipleValues | Distance-to-target |
Critical surface-time |
Effective volumes |
AoP-Damage model |
Carrying capacity |
Resource dissipation |
other |
LCIMethodApproachesValues | Allocation - market value | Market-value based partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the function (i.e. good or service) of the product system under study.
Allocation - gross calorific value | Gross calorific value based partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the good of the product system under study.
Allocation - net calorific value | Net (lower) calorific value based partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the good of the product system under study.
Allocation - exergetic content | Exergetic content based partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the good of the product system under study.
Allocation - element content | Chemical element content based partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the good of the product system under study. One specific chemical element is chosen for allocation. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Allocation - mass | Mass based partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the good of the product system under study.
Allocation - volume | Volume based partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the good of the product system under study.
Allocation - ability to bear | Partitioning of the input and output flows of multi-functional processes to the function (i.e. good or service) of the product system under study, according to the assumed ability of that product to bear the environmental burden under market competitiveness conditions. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations". [Note: Also here the sum of burdens of all co-functions together is to be 100% of the total burden.]
Allocation - marginal causality | Partitioning of all INDIVIDUAL input or output flows of multi-functional processes to the function of the product system under study, according to the marginal causality that small changes of the relative amounts of the co-functions have on the amount of the respective individual input or output flow. Additional information/details are given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations". E.g. (illustrative, virtual example): Dioxin emissions of a mixed waste incineration process are allocated proportionally to the carbon and chlorine content of the different wastes, according to the marginal changes in Dioxin emissions that result from a marginal/small change in the carbon and chlorine composition of the incinerated mixed waste.
Allocation - physical causality | Partitioning of all INDIVIDUAL input or output flows of multi-functional processes to the function of the product system under study, according to the physical causality that the co-functions have on the amount of the respective individual input or output flow. Additional information/details are given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations". E.g. (illustrative, virtual example): all energy carrier input is allocated 100% to the only energy-containing co-product, while the non-energy containing, second Chromium-containing co-product receives 100% of the Chromium emissions and Chromium resource elementary flows.
Allocation - 100% to main function | One user-defined and justified main function of the multi-functional processes is allocated 100% of all other input and output flows. Other co-functions are hence free of burden.
Allocation - other explicit assignment | The individual input or output flows of multi-functional processes are assigned to the co-functions based on other criteria than those listed under the other "Allocation - ..." criteria. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Allocation - equal distribution | All functions of a multi-functional process carry the same share of the other input or output flows. Independent of mass or other properties of products or educts, only the number of functions is considered (e.g. service output 1 receives 50% of the burdens, service 2 receives 50% of the burdens).
Substitution - BAT | Those function(s) of multi-functional processes that are not part of the product system under study are substituted by "Avoided product system(s)", i.e. by the inverted or negative LCI result of the respective function(s). The "Avoided product system" is modelled as "Best available technology" (BAT). Additional information on the used BAT technologies used is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Substitution - average, market price correction | Those function(s) of multi-functional processes that are not part of the product system under study are substituted by "Avoided product system(s)", i.e. by the inverted or negative LCI result of the respective function(s). The "Avoided product system" is modelled as average market mix of production, with a market price correction for different market values of the substituted product system. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Substitution - average, technical properties correction | Those function(s) of multi-functional processes that are not part of the product system under study are substituted by "Avoided product system(s)", i.e. by the inverted or negative LCI result of the respective function(s). The "Avoided product system" is modelled as average market mix of production, with correction for different technical properties (e.g. fibre length, tensile stength, etc.) of the substituted product system. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Allocation - recycled content | End-of-life products and wastes are cut-off in so far as recyclable materials and energy contents are handed over free of burden to subsequent uses/product systems, which however carry the burden of the recycling and related activities, transport etc. The amount of secondary materials and energy input into the first product system is modelled as is the content amount of these secondary resources in the product. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Substitution - recycling potential | End-of-life products and wastes are modelled to the secondary materials and recovered energy, which replace the respective primary production. The burden of the recycling and related activities, transport etc. are carried by the first product system. The substitution of primary production according to the first products recycling potential is typically corrected by the (lower) market price or technical quality of the secondary materials/energy carriers, if applicable. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Substitution - average, no correction | Those function(s) of multi-functional processes that are not part of the product system under study are substituted by "Avoided product system(s)", i.e. by the inverted or negative LCI result of the respective function(s). The "Avoided product system" is modelled as average market mix of production, without any correction factor of the substituted product system. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Substitution - specific | Those function(s) of multi-functional processes that are not part of the product system under study are substituted by "Avoided product system(s)", i.e. by the inverted or negative LCI result of the respective function(s). The "Avoided product system" is modelled as a specific product or process, that is found to be replaced. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Consequential effects - other | The Product system is modelled considering other or additional consequences in the economy, such as e.g. consumption or behavioral changes, or other effects even on other product systems that are not part of the one under study. Additional information is given in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations".
Not applicable | Process without multi-functionality or product system without any multi-functional process included.
Other | Another LCI method approach is used. This is named in "Deviations from LCI method approaches / explanations" where also additional information is given.
LCIMethodPrincipleValues | Attributional | The process or product system is modeled in a strictly descriptive way using the employed specific or average technologies, market mixes, and time as occurring. This excludes the substitution of e.g. the burdens of co-products or of electricity produced from waste incineration and the modelling of consequences in the market. Data not related to or suitable for decision making but monitoring only. (Synonyms: descriptive, average, non-marginal, book-keeping.)
Consequential | The process or product system is modeled considering the consequences it's production causes, assuming this additional demand results in additional production of the required materials, energy carriers, components etc. Typically the expected/assumed marginal change in the production of the named product, technology, market and time including for the background system. Depending on the specific consequential approach also other consequences in the economy's or global production system are considered. Substitution of co-products is one component often used in consequential modeling. Details are given in "Deviation from LCI method principle / explanations". Example: if a new product variant B requires more electricity in its use phase than the actual product A, it is assumed, that this additional electricity comes exclusively from natural gas combined-heat-and-power plants, as these are argued to be the actual marginal (i.e. additional) technology for electricity production installed to satisfy additional demand. Note that allocation is (generally) not appropriate under consequential modeling.
Consequential with attributional components | The process or product system is in principal modeled considering the consequences it's production causes. However, in most cases e.g. due to rebound effects and the elasticity of the economy, the system is de-facto largely modelled as an attributional system, i.e. using allocation instead of system expansion for multifunctional processes. Details given in "Deviations from LCI method principle /explanations". [Note: Components that are often modeled in a consequential way are the recycling of materials and energy recovery. Also compare with the definitions of "Consequential" and "Attributional" modelling.]
Not applicable | Not applicable e.g. as modelled with an attributional approach but process without multifunctionality.
Other | Another LCI method principle was applied. To be detailed in "Deviation from LCI method principle / explanations".
Languages | aa | Afar
ab | Abkhazian
ae | Avestan
af | Afrikaans
ak | Akan
am | Amharic
an | Aragonese
ar | Arabic
as | Assamese
av | Avaric
ay | Aymara
az | Azerbaijani
ba | Bashkir
be | Belarusian
bg | Bulgarian
bh | Bihari
bi | Bislama
bm | Bambara
bn | Bengali
bo | Tibetan
br | Breton
bs | Bosnian
ca | Catalan; Valencian
ce | Chechen
ch | Chamorro
co | Corsican
cr | Cree
cs | Czech
cu | Church Slavic; Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic
cv | Chuvash
cy | Welsh
da | Danish
de | German
dv | Divehi
dz | Dzongkha
ee | Ewe
el | Greek, Modern (1453-)
en | English
eo | Esperanto
es | Castilian; Spanish
et | Estonian
eu | Basque
fa | Persian
ff | Fulah
fi | Finnish
fj | Fijian
fo | Faroese
fr | French
fy | Frisian
ga | Irish
gd | Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
gl | Galician
gn | Guarani
gu | Gujarati
gv | Manx
ha | Hausa
he | Hebrew
hi | Hindi
ho | Hiri Motu
hr | Croatian
ht | Haitian; Haitian Creole
hu | Hungarian
hy | Armenian
hz | Herero
ia | Interlingua (International
id | Indonesian
ie | Interlingue
ig | Igbo
ii | Sichuan Yi
ik | Inupiaq
io | Ido
is | Icelandic
it | Italian
iu | Inuktitut
ja | Japanese
jv | Javanese
ka | Georgian
kg | Kongo
ki | Kikuyu; Gikuyu
kj | Kuanyama; Kwanyama
kk | Kazakh
kl | Greenlandic; Kalaallisut
km | Khmer
kn | Kannada
ko | Korean
kr | Kanuri
ks | Kashmiri
ku | Kurdish
kv | Komi
kw | Cornish
ky | Kirghiz
la | Latin
lb | Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch
lg | Ganda
li | Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish
ln | Lingala
lo | Lao
lt | Lithuanian
lu | Luba-Katanga
lv | Latvian
mg | Malagasy
mh | Marshallese
mi | Maori
mk | Macedonian
ml | Malayalam
mn | Mongolian
mo | Moldavian
mr | Marathi
ms | Malay
mt | Maltese
my | Burmese
na | Nauru
nb | Norwegian Bokmål; Bokmål, Norwegian
nd | Ndebele, North
ne | Nepali
ng | Ndonga
nl | Dutch; Flemish
nn | Norwegian Nynorsk; Nynorsk, Norwegian
no | Norwegian
nr | Ndebele, South
nv | Navajo; Navaho
ny | Nyanja; Chichewa; Chewa
oc | Provençal; Occitan (post 1500)
oj | Ojibwa
om | Oromo
or | Oriya
os | Ossetian; Ossetic
pa | Punjabi; Panjabi
pi | Pali
pl | Polish
ps | Pushto
pt | Portuguese
qu | Quechua
rm | Raeto-Romance
rn | Rundi
ro | Romanian
ru | Russian
rw | Kinyarwanda
sa | Sanskrit
sc | Sardinian
sd | Sindhi
se | Northern Sami
sg | Sango
si | Sinhala; Sinhalese
sk | Slovak
sl | Slovenian
sm | Samoan
sn | Shona
so | Somali
sq | Albanian
sr | Serbian
ss | Swati
st | Sotho, Southern
su | Sundanese
sv | Swedish
sw | Swahili
ta | Tamil
te | Telugu
tg | Tajik
th | Thai
ti | Tigrinya
tk | Turkmen
tl | Tagalog
tn | Tswana
to | Tonga (Tonga Islands)
tr | Turkish
ts | Tsonga
tt | Tatar
tw | Twi
ty | Tahitian
ug | Uighur; Uyghur
uk | Ukrainian
ur | Urdu
uz | Uzbek
ve | Venda
vi | Vietnamese
vo | Volapük
wa | Walloon
wo | Wolof
xh | Xhosa
yi | Yiddish
yo | Yoruba
za | Chuang; Zhuang
zh | Chinese
zu | Zulu
LicenseTypeValues | Free of charge for all users and uses | This data set can be freely accessed and used by all user types and for all uses, including for commercial purposes
Free of charge for some user types or use types | This data set can be accessed free of charge for certain user types, such as academic institutions, students, public administration/government, etc., or for certain types of uses, e.g. not-for-profit. Details and license conditions are to be obtained from the "Data set owner" or electronically via the "Permanent URI", if implemented by data owner. Also see "Access and use restrictions".
Free of charge for members only | Data set is accessible free of charge only for members. Membership itself must be for free, while not all user types may be able to become member. Membership conditions are to be obtained from the "Data set owner" or electronically via the "Permanent URI", if implemented by data owner. Also see "Access and use restrictions".
License fee | Data set is accessible for a license fee. This can be a fee per data set, for a group of data sets, a whole database, or for obtaining a membership to get access to the data. Details and license conditions are to be obtained from the "Data set owner" or electronically via the "Permanent URI", if implemented by data owner. Also see "Access and use restrictions".
Other | Another license type applies. Details are given in "Access and use restrictions".
PublicationTypeValues | Undefined | Mixed, unclear or not defined publication type.
Article in periodical | Printed article in periodical e.g. a journal paper
Chapter in anthology | Chapter with distinct author in monograph with own editor.
Monograph | Non-serial publication complete in one volume or a finite number of volumes. Including patents.
Direct measurement | Measured directly from the process to be represented.
Oral communication | Direct or remote/phone oral information.
Personal written communication | By individual to individual via letter, fax, email etc.
Questionnaire | Data received by a questionnaire targeting to data input for LCA use. Including existing data previously measured on site by process owner or operator and provided officially in written form for LCA purposes. Excludes data transferred from elsewhere published data.
Software or database | Software tools or databases, based on mixed sources, e.g. LCA databases.
Other unpublished and grey literature | Including internal reports for other purposes than LCA, confidential LCA studies, master theses, etc. Includes also websites.
QualityValues | Very good | Meets the criterium to a very high degree, having or no relevant need for improvement. This is to be judged in view of the criterium's contribution to the data set's potential overall environmental impact and in comparison to an ideal situation.
Good | Meets the criterium to a high degree, having little yet significant need for improvement. This is to be judged in view of the criterium's contribution to the data set's potential overall environmental impact and in comparison to an ideal situation.
Fair | Meets the criterium to a still sufficient degree, while having the need for improvement. This is to be judged in view of the criterium's contribution to the data set's potential overall environmental impact and in comparison to an ideal situation.
Poor | Does not meet the criterium to a sufficient degree, having the need for relevant improvement. This is to be judged in view of the criterium's contribution to the data set's potential overall environmental impact and in comparison to an ideal situation.
Very poor | Does not at all meet the criterium, having the need for very substantial improvement. This is to be judged in view of the criterium's contribution to the data set's potential overall environmental impact and in comparison to an ideal situation.
Not evaluated / unknown | This criterium was not reviewed or its quality could not be verified.
Not applicable | This criterium is not applicable to this data set, e.g. its geographical representative can not be evaluated as it is a location-unspecific technology unit process.
RecommendationLevelValues | Level I | Highest recommendation level. See also field "Specific meaning of the recommendation level".
Level II | Second highest recommendation level. See also field "Specific meaning of the recommendation level".
Level III | Third highest recommendation level. See also field "Specific meaning of the recommendation level".
Interim | Level between the third highest recommendation level and "not recommended". See also field "Specific meaning of the recommendation level".
Not recommended | Not recommended for use.
StandardMethodTypeValues | CML 2002 |
Eco-indicator 99 |
LIME 2004 |
EDIP 97 |
EDIP 2003 |
EPS 2000 |
LUCAS 2005 |
TRACI 2000 |
TRACI 2008 |
ReCiPe 2007 |
IMPACT 2002+ |
MeEuP 2005 |
Ecoscarcity 2006 |
Other |
TypeOfLCIAMethodValues | Inventory indicator | Method for an inventory indicator, i.e. without impact assessment method.
Mid-point indicator | Method for a mid-point indicator at a point of the impact chain between the inventory and the damage.
Damage indicator | Method for a damage indicator, representing the damage to a part of a Area of Protection or by specific mechanisms, only.
Area of Protection damage indicator | Method for a damage indicator, representing the damage to one complete Area of Protection.
Combined single-point indicator | Method for a damage indicator, representing the damage to one complete Area of Protection.
LCIA methodology documentation | Dataset that refers to actual LCIA method datasets, providing common metainformation.
TypeOfOrganisationValues | Private company | Private company
Governmental | Governmental organisation
Non-governmental org. | Non-governmental organisation
Other | Other, e.g. a project consortium or network
TypeOfProcessValues | Unit process, single operation | Unit operation type unit process that can not be further subdivided. Covers multi-functional processes of unit operation type.
Unit process, black box | Process-chain or plant level unit process. This covers horizontally averaged unit processes across different sites. Covers also those multi-functional unit processes, where the different co-products undergo different processing steps within the black box, hence causing allocation-problems for this data set.
LCI result | Aggregated data set of the complete or partial life cycle of a product system that next to the elementary flows (and possibly not relevant amounts of waste flows and radioactive wastes) lists in the input/output list exclusively the product(s) of the process as reference flow(s), but no other goods or services. E.g. cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave data sets. Check also the definition of "Partly terminated system".
Partly terminated system | Aggregated data set with however at least one product flow in the input/output list that needs further modelling, in addition to the reference flow(s). E.g. a process of an injection moulding machine with one open "Electricity" input product flow that requires the LCA practitioner to saturate with an Electricity production LCI data set (e.g. of the country where the machine is operated). Note that also aggregated process data sets that include relevant amounts of waste flows for which the waste management has not been modelled yet are "partly terminated system" data sets.
Avoided product system | Data set with all flows set to negative values OR all inputs be made to outputs and vice versa; i.e. a negative/inverted inventory (can be unit process, LCI result, or other type). Used in system expansion/substitution for consequential modelling.
TypeOfQuantitativeReferenceValues | Reference flow(s) | One or more of the data set's inputs or outputs is identified as quantiative reference flow. This covers the 14048 types of quantitative references "Reference flow of process", "Outgoing product flow", "Incoming product flow", "Other flow". E.g. ['Electricity; 220V; to consumer; AC' - '1 MJ']. E.g. for multi-functional processes e.g. ['Wheat grains; at farm; 16% H2O' - '1 kg'] and also ['Wheat straw; at farm; 14% H2O' - '0.9 kg'].
Functional unit | The functional unit of the process may relate to the process' performance expressed without referring to a flow. E.g. "Protective coating of 1 m2 of car surface acc. to XY specifications for 15 years". One or more functional unit entries can be given in addition to a reference flow.
Other parameter | Other information items quantify the process' reference. E.g. "Input of 1 MJ fuel oils" into an energy conversion process, which might be represented by two different fuels in the inputs/outputs, but which are inventoried individually and in kg (e.g. as 0.015 kg light fuel oil and 0,018 kg heavy fuel oil).
Production period | Time period of operation that a process represents, e.g. "January 2003 to including June 2003".
TypeOfReviewValues | Dependent internal review | Reviewer(s)/verifier(s) have been involved in collecting, modelling, or entering the data set information or inventory, have commissioned or financed the work, or represent the process or product system (or quantiatitively relevant parts of it).
Independent internal review | Reviewer(s)/verifier(s) have NOT been involved in collecting, modelling, or entering the data set information or inventory, have not commissioned or financed the work, and do not represent the process or product system (or quantiatitively relevant parts of it). But the reviewer(s) belong(s) to the organisation(s) or legally linked organisation(s) that have been involved in the above.
Independent external review | Reviewer(s)/verifier(s) do not belong to the organisations or legally linked organisations that have been involved in collecting, modelling, or entering the data set information or inventory, have not commissioned or financed the work, or represent the process or product system (or quantiatitively relevant parts of it).
Accredited third party review | Reviewer(s)/verifier(s) do not belong to the organisations or legally linked organisations that have been involved in collecting, modelling, or entering the data set information or inventory, have not commissioned or financed the work, or represent the process or product system (or quantiatitively relevant parts of it). The reviewer(s)/verifier(s) are accredited by an accreditation body, that is independent of the reviewer(s)/verifier(s) and the scheme operator or standardisation party.
Independent review panel | Panel of at least three independent internal or external reviewers/verfiers. Chairperson is independent external reviewer/verifier. Chairperson may invite interested parties affected by the conclusions drawn from the LCA, such as government agencies, non-governmental groups, competitors and affected industries. [Notes: "Independent": Reviewer(s)/verifier(s) have NOT been involved in collecting, modelling, or entering the data set information or inventory, have not commissioned or financed the work, and do not represent the process or product system (or quantiatitively relevant parts of it). "External": Reviewer(s)/verifier(s) do not belong to the organisations or legally linked organisations that have been involved in collecting, modelling, or entering the data set information or inventory, have not commissioned or financed the work, or represent the process or product system (or quantiatitively relevant parts of it).
Not reviewed | The data set was not / not yet reviewed.
UncertaintyDistributionTypeValues | undefined | Probability distribution information not available.
log-normal | Probability distribution of any random parameter whose logarithm is normally distributed.
normal | Probability distribution of any random parameter whose value is normally distributed around the mean of zero.
triangular | Probability distribution of any random parameter between minimum value and maximum value with the highest probability at the average value of minimum plus maximum value. Linear change of probability between minimum, maximum and average value.
uniform | Continuous uniform probability distribution between minimum value and maximum value and "0" probability beyond these.
WorkflowAndPublicationStatusValues | Working draft | Data set is in preliminary status of on-going development.
Final draft for internal review | Data set is finished and ready for internal review.
Final draft for external review | Data set is ready for an external review (after a potential internal review and correction if required).
Data set finalised; unpublished | Data set is finalised (with or without an internal and/or external review and correction if required), but it is not or not yet published.
Under revision | Data set is under revision and the publication of the revised data set is foreseen.
Withdrawn | Data set has been withdrawn and must not be used anymore. For details contact the "Data set owner".
Data set finalised; subsystems published | Data set is finalised (with or without an internal and/or external review and correction if required), and sub-system(s) / included processes have been published.
Data set finalised; entirely published | Data set is finalised (with or without an internal and/or external review and correction if required), and was entirely published.
MethodOfReviewValues | Validation of data sources | Analysis of all data sources declared, checking their context-specific correct use as well as their relevance and quality.
Sample tests on calculations | Values in the inventory are re-calculated from the raw data, or other calculations are validated exemplarily, e.g. scaling, averaging, summing up, stochiometric calculations, formulas in the mathematical models, etc.
Energy balance | The energy balance (e.g. gross or net calorific value or exergy) of the Inputs and Outputs is validated. [Note: For processes that have undergone allocation or consequential modeling the value of this review method is limited.]
Element balance | The balance of the relevant chemical elements of the Inputs and Outputs is calculated and validated. The validated elements should be named in the review comments. [Note: For processes that have undergone allocation or consequential modeling the value of this review method is limited.]
Cross-check with other source | Comparison with other, independent data and/or information sources (can be both database and literature).
Cross-check with other data set | Comparison with similar process or product system from the same or from other sources (can be both database and literature).
Expert judgement | Analysis by means of expert opinions. The expert(s) have methodological and detailed technical expertise on the item to be verified and the process or product system in question.
Mass balance | The mass balance of the Inputs and Outputs is validated. [Note: For processes that have undergone allocation or consequential modeling the value of this review method is limited.]
Compliance with legal limits | Regulated Inputs and Outputs e.g. emission data are validated for compliance with legal limits, typically after relating and scaling the data to the regulated processes/sites etc.
Compliance with ISO 14040 to 14044 | Methodological compliance with ISO 14040 to 14044 was checked by an LCA expert.
Documentation | Evidence collection by means of documentation (e.g. data set's meta data, background report)
Evidence collection by means of plant visits and/or interviews | Interviews and/or plant visits are performed to validate data and other informtion, tyically in case of inconsistencies, uncertainties, or doubts. People interviewed have detailed technical expertise on the analysed process(es).
ScopeOfReviewValues | Raw data | Review/verification is done on basis of the original "raw data", i.e. the data before it was scaled, converted, or treated in other ways to be used for modelling of a unit process.
Unit process(es), single operation | The review is done on the level of the "Unit operation type unit process(es)" that can not be further subdivided. Covers multi-functional processes of unit operation type.
Unit process(es), black box | The review is done on the level of process-chain(s) or plant level unit process(es). This covers horizontally averaged unit processes across different sites. Covers also those multi-functional unit processes, where the different co-products undergo different processing steps within the black box.
LCI results or Partly terminated system | The LCI result or Partly terminated system is the level of review/verification.
LCIA results | The LCIA results of the LCI result or Partly terminated system data set are reviewed/verified, i.e. on level of Climate Change potential, Primary energy consumption, Ecosystem damage etc. [Note: see also definition for entry "LCIA results calculation".]
Documentation | The reporting/documentation of the process or product system, i.e. the data set's sections "Process description", Modelling and validation" and "Administrative information" have been reviewed, while this does not include the "Inputs/Outputs". This can include a review of detailed background reports.
Life cycle inventory methods | The application of the LCI method(s) in accordance to the goal and scope have been reviewed. This covers data collection including dealing with missing data, data calculation/modelling principles (e.g. consequential or attributional or other/combination), and the application of the related modelling approaches such as allocation and system expansion etc. for the process / throughout the product system.
LCIA results calculation | The selection and application of the LCIA method(s) that have been used for calculation of the LCIA results have been reviewed. This especially refers to a correspondance of the elementary flows in the Inputs and Outputs of the product system with the once referenced by the applied LCIA method(s) regarding e.g. correct assignment, coverage/gaps, doublecounting, etc. [Note: See also definition for entry "LCIA results".]
Goal and scope definition | Review/verification is done regarding e.g. goal definition, subsequent scope definition and corresponding product system description, appropriate identification and definition of function and functional unit, system boundary and cut-off criteria setting, choice of appropriate LCI modelling principles and approaches for multi-functional processes.