Table 2 LCIA results for supervised toothbrushing and sensitivity analysis
From: The environmental impact of community caries prevention - part 2: toothbrushing programmes
Impact category (units) | Supervised toothbrushing | Sensitivity analysis - using bamboo instead of plastic toothbrushes | Sensitivity analysis - using 0.5 g of toothpaste to brush teeth |
|---|---|---|---|
Climate change (kg CO2 eq) | 1.95E+00 | 1.66E+00 | 2.08E+00 |
Acidification (mol H+ eq) | 8.11E-03 | 7.18E-03 | 8.75E-03 |
Freshwater ecotoxicity (CTU) | 3.22E+00 | 2.86E+00 | 3.25E+00 |
Freshwater eutrophication (kg P eq) | 5.30E-04 | 3.80E-04 | 5.80E-04 |
Marine eutrophication (kg N eq) | 1.93E-03 | 1.88E-03 | 2.17E-03 |
Terrestrial eutrophication (mol N eq) | 1.75E-02 | 1.64E-02 | 1.85E-02 |
Carcinogenic effects (ctuh) | 1.04E-07 | 9.53E-08 | 1.04E-07 |
Ionising radiation (kg U235 eq) | 1.41E-01 | 1.09E-01 | 1.40E-01 |
Non-carcinogenic effects (ctuh) | 1.96E-07 | 1.89E-07 | 2.06E-07 |
Ozone layer depletion (kg CFC-11 eq) | 3.92E-07 | 1.27E-07 | 3.82E-07 |
Photochemical ozone creation (kg NMVOC eq) | 5.97E-03 | 5.37E-03 | 6.32E-03 |
Respiratory inorganics effects (disease inc) | 9.02E-08 | 8.97E-08 | 1.08E-07 |
Dissipated water (m3 water eq) | 2.43E+00 | 2.32E+00 | 2.66E+00 |
Fossil use (MJ) | 3.19E+01 | 2.44E+01 | 3.50E+01 |
Land use (pts) | 1.17E+01 | 1.96E+01 | 1.25E+01 |
Mineral/metal use (kg Sb eq) | 1.79E-05 | 1.38E-05 | 1.70E-05 |
