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LCIA Method Data set: Ionising radiation, human health (en) en
Key Data Set Information
Name Ionising radiation, human health
Belongs to: Name of LCIA methodology/ies
  • Environmental Footprint
Impact category/ies
  • Ionizing radiation
Impact indicator Human exposure efficiency relative to U235
General comment Valid on global and European scale.
External documentation / files source
Quantitative reference
Reference quantity
Time representativeness
Reference year 2017
Duration of modelled impact time independent
Geographical representativeness
Intervention location GLO
Impact location GLO
Geographical representativeness description Applicable to world. The model is applicable at a global and european scale (no spatial differentiation).
Impact model
LCIA characterisation model description and included sub-models The fate and exposure model is based on the ExternE work (Dreicer et al. (1995)), describing the routine 14 atmospheric and liquid discharges in the French nuclear fuel cycle. Three additional radionucleides are modeled (data: UNSCEAR, 1993).
LCIA characterisation model source
LCIA method(ology) flowchart
Use advice for data set Applicable at globalscale or at European scale.
LCIA method, normalisation, weighting
Type of data set Mid-point indicator
LCIA method principle(s)
  • other
Deviation from LCIA method principle(s) None
Normalisation included? No
Weighting included? No
Data sources
Data sources
Completeness
Number of basic inventory items covered 30
Validation
Type of review Scope / Method(s) of review Review details Reviewer name and institution Subsequent review comments Complete review report
Independent review panel
Scope name Method name
Model for Transport and Fate
  • Expert judgement
Model for Exposure
  • Expert judgement
Characterisation factors
  • Expert judgement
Application of model
  • Expert judgement
Documentation
  • Expert judgement
Model, documentation, and results very well documented with detailed data and sources used for each radionucleide and model part. All vital elements are included in a scientific sound way. Widely used but not endorsed by an authorative body. Need for updates (fate model).
Commissioner and goal
Commissioner of data set
Project LCIA method original development by ESU-services Ltd in order to contribute to Eco-indicator 99. Documentation as ILCD formatted data set, mapping to the ILCD elementary flows, and additional quality checks by the EC’s JRC-IES and with contractual support projects, partly financed under several Administrative Arrangements on the European Platform on LCA - EPLCA' between JRC and DG ENV, (070402/2006/443456/G4, 070307/2007/474521/G4, 070307/2008/513489/G4).
Intended applications Provide applicable midpoint characterization factors for ionizing radiation (human health).
Data generator
Data set generator / modeller
Data entry by
Time stamp (last saved) 2016-12-20T15:25:04.655+01:00
Data set format(s)
Reference to origin of data set
Data entry by
Official recommendation
Recommendation level of LCIA method data set Level II
Publication and ownership
UUID b5c632be-def3-11e6-bf01-fe55135034f3
Date of last revision 2016-12-20T00:00:00
Data set version 01.00.011
Permanent data set URI http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/elcd/lciamethods/a6f4cbc8-5388-44d6-9a67-53d05684f93e.xml
Workflow and publication status Data set finalised; entirely published
Owner of data set
Copyright Yes
Access and use restrictions The data set can be used free of charge by anybody to perform LCA studies, to distribute it to third parties, to convert it to other formats, to develop own data sets etc. as long as the copyright and license conditions for the ELCD data sets and the ILCD format are met that can be accessed via http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu and are part of the ELCD database distribution package. Please note e.g. that reference must be given to the 'Owner of data set' (who may have additional copyright and license requirements on the particular data set that are to be met) and to the 'ELCD database' plus version number, when using the data set or parts thereof. Please note also that any modifications/omissions of the data set results in invalidity of any existing 'Official recommendation of data set by governmental body', that the impression must be avoided that this would still be an original ELCD data set, and that the content of further fields may have to be adjusted. For details see the aforementioned copyright and license conditions as well as those the 'Owner of data set' may have put into force.
Flow Classification Location Exchange direction Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status Deviating recommendation Reference to data source(s)
not available Output 1.5 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.0386 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 0.0386 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0386 % Calculated
not available Output 7.0E-4 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 10.0 % Calculated
not available Output 10.0 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 10.0 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.0557 % Calculated
not available Output 10.0 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.564 % Calculated
not available Output 0.564 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 6.79 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.564 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.00371 % Calculated
not available Output 0.564 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 6.79 % Calculated
not available Output 6.79 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.636 % Calculated
not available Output 0.636 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 7.86 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.636 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.00371 % Calculated
not available Output 0.636 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 7.86 % Calculated
not available Output 7.86 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.02 % Calculated
not available Output 0.02 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.00193 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.02 % Estimated
not available Output 0.02 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 0.00193 % Calculated
not available Output 0.00193 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.786 % Calculated
not available Output 0.786 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 2.07 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.786 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.0186 % Calculated
not available Output 0.786 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 2.07 % Calculated
not available Output 2.07 % Calculated
not available Output 2.71 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 6.79E-4 % Calculated
not available Output 6.79E-4 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 2.14E-5 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 6.79E-4 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 3.29E-6 % Calculated
not available Output 6.79E-4 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 2.14E-5 % Calculated
not available Output 2.14E-5 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 44.3 % Calculated
not available Output 44.3 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 4.71 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 44.3 % Estimated
not available Output 4.8 % Calculated
not available Output 44.3 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 4.71 % Calculated
not available Output 4.71 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.00714 % Calculated
not available Output 0.00714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.0236 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.00714 % Estimated
not available Output 0.00714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 0.0236 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0236 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 4.43E-4 % Calculated
not available Output 4.43E-4 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 4.43E-4 % Estimated
not available Output 4.43E-4 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 6.64E-6 % Calculated
not available Output 6.64E-6 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 6.64E-6 % Estimated
not available Output 6.64E-6 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.0714 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.0714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to urban air close to ground Output 0.0714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.015 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 0.015 % Calculated
not available Output 0.015 % Calculated
not available Output 3.93 % Calculated
not available Output 3.93 % Estimated
not available Output 3.93 % Estimated
not available Output 0.35 % Calculated
not available Output 3.93 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 3.14 % Calculated
not available Output 3.14 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 3.14 % Estimated
not available Output 3.14 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.0714 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.0714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to urban air close to ground Output 0.0714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.0429 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0429 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.00607 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.0429 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to urban air close to ground Output 0.0429 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 0.00607 % Calculated
not available Output 0.00607 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.00114 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified (long-term) Output 0.00114 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.00114 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to urban air close to ground Output 0.00114 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.00679 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.0236 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0236 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0236 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 1.93E-4 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 2.14 % Calculated
not available Output 2.14 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 2.14 % Estimated
not available Output 2.14 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 4.57 % Calculated
not available Output 4.57 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.114 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 4.57 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.00107 % Calculated
not available Output 4.57 % Estimated
not available Output 0.114 % Calculated
not available Output 0.114 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 1.0 % Calculated
not available Output 1.0 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.107 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 1.0 % Estimated
not available Output 0.00114 % Calculated
not available Output 1.0 % Estimated
not available Output 0.107 % Calculated
not available Output 0.107 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 0.386 % Calculated
not available Output 0.386 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.107 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 0.386 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.00107 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to urban air close to ground Output 0.386 % Estimated
not available Output 0.107 % Calculated
not available Output 0.107 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified Output 6.71E-6 % Calculated
not available Output 6.71E-6 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks Output 6.71E-6 % Estimated
not available Output 6.71E-6 % Estimated
not available Output 0.0386 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.0557 % Calculated
not available Output 0.015 % Calculated
not available Output 44.3 % Estimated
not available Output 3.93 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 1.5 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 7.0E-4 % Calculated
not available Output 1.5 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 1.5 % Calculated
not available Output 6.79E-4 % Calculated
not available Output 0.386 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 7.0E-4 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified Output 0.0557 % Calculated
not available Output 6.71E-6 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0557 % Calculated
not available Output 0.564 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 0.00679 % Calculated
not available Output 0.00679 % Calculated
not available Output 0.00679 % Calculated
not available Output 1.0 % Estimated
not available Output 0.00114 % Calculated
not available Output 2.71 % Calculated
not available Output 0.02 % Estimated
not available Output 2.71 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0714 % Calculated
not available Output 2.71 % Calculated
not available Output 0.35 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0236 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.0236 % Calculated
not available Output 0.35 % Calculated
not available Output 0.35 % Calculated
not available Output 0.786 % Estimated
not available Output 0.0714 % Estimated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to sea water Output 0.00607 % Calculated
not available Output 2.14 % Calculated
not available Output 0.0429 % Estimated
not available Output 0.00193 % Calculated
not available Output 4.57 % Estimated
not available Output 0.636 % Estimated
not available Output 0.00714 % Estimated
not available Output 4.43E-4 % Estimated
not available Output 3.14 % Estimated
not available Output 6.64E-6 % Estimated
not available Output 10.0 % Calculated
not available Output 1.93E-4 % Calculated
not available Output 1.93E-4 % Calculated
not available Output 7.0E-4 % Calculated
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water Output 1.93E-4 % Calculated