Table 2 LCA results.

From: Development and life cycle assessment (LCA) of super-oleophobic (under water) and super-hydrophilic (in-air) mesh membrane for oily water treatment

Impact category

Symbol

Unit

Impact value

Global warming

GW

kg CO2 eq

0.2397615

Stratospheric ozone depletion

OD

kg CFC-11 eq

1.2224E-07

Ionizing radiation

IR

kBq Co-60 eq

0.0053089

Ozone formation, human health

OFH

kg NOx eq

0.0005946

Fine particulate matter formation

FPMF

kg PM2.5 eq

0.0003868

Ozone formation, terrestrial ecosystems

OFT

kg NOx eq

0.0006093

Terrestrial acidification

TA

kg SO2 eq

0.0010171

Freshwater eutrophication

FE

kg P eq

2.8452E-05

Marine eutrophication

ME

kg N eq

2.1942E-06

Terrestrial ecotoxicity

TE

kg 1,4-DCB

0.5087561

Freshwater ecotoxicity

FET

kg 1,4-DCB

0.0023239

Marine ecotoxicity

MET

kg 1,4-DCB

0.0033713

Human carcinogenic toxicity

HCT

kg 1,4-DCB

0.0030706

Human non-carcinogenic toxicity

HCNT

kg 1,4-DCB

0.0623332

Land use

LU

m2a crop eq

0.0083271

Mineral resource scarcity

MRS

kg Cu eq

0.0003277

Fossil resource scarcity

FRS

kg oil eq

0.0769528

Water consumption

WC

m3

0.0017686

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