UWME Design for Environment Laboratory Publicly Available LCI Data Mary Ann Curran Life Cycle Inventory Team Leader US EPA Office of Research & Development.

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UWME Design for Environment Laboratory Publicly Available LCI Data Mary Ann Curran Life Cycle Inventory Team Leader US EPA Office of Research & Development Cincinnati, OH Joyce Cooper Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Washington Box Seattle, Washington

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory The Problems Currently, life cycle inventory data used in LCA case studies are for the most part privately held. This causes two problems: ¤First, transparency of methodology and case study results cannot be verified. ¤Second, lack of data is a barrier to entry for new LCA practitioners.

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory The Solution A number of ongoing efforts are compiling publicly available LCI data, for example… US Database Project Japanese Data Project Korean Data Project UNEP/SETAC Initiative EPA’s Municipal Solid Waste Project NIST’s ‘BEES Please’ Program

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory ¤Other projects identify existing data sources: ¤One such effort is an EPA website, called LCAccess ( that was created to reduce the time and resource burden to locate existing LCI data sources by cataloguing existing LCI data sources in a searchable database tool. ¤A second effort at the University of Washington Design for Environment Laboratory provides an inventory of LCI data sources ( y%20squared.htm). y%20squared.htm The Solution (cont’d)

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory LCAccess provides… General LCA Information ¤Introduction to LCA (LCA 101) ¤List of LCA Resources (documents, software tools, related links), Ongoing Efforts, Upcoming Events Portal to LCI Data Sources ¤Directory of International LCI data resources. ¤Note: Does not contain actual LCI data.

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory LCAccess Targeted Users Product Manufacturers... –Who have performed an LCA in the past –Who have wanted to perform an LCA, but have been challenged in finding appropriate LCI data Other decision-makers who have not previously considered using LCA.

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory LCAccess View the LCAccess website at: Data are searchable in two ways: Matrix Search (by industry area) Keyword Search

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory

Matrix Search

Keyword Search Example: Floor

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory LCAccess LCI Data Source Profiles include: General Information and Applicability of Data Title Functional Unit Source Product or Process Description Industry Covered Media Format Life-Cycle Stages Covered Contact Information Level of Aggregation Website Geographic Area Cost Time Period Last Updated

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory LCAccess Currently contains 371 data sources EPA is - getting the word out to potential users about the what and where of the website. - asking for feedback on the web-site design & content - requesting data holders to share their data.

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources The UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources includes only publicly available and FREE information sources. Sources are presented in 3 categories: ¤databases, ¤qualitative data sources, and ¤computer models

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources Information on data sources includes: ¤Title ¤Data Organization –Process, Facility, Sector, or Material-Based ¤Applicability –Life cycle stages covered ¤Categories of Sectors, Facilities, or Unit ProcessesIncluded –For example: manufacture products, chemical processes, utilities, agriculture, services, etc. ¤Website address ¤Inputs and Outputs included –For example: Input Energy, Input Materials or Land Use, Output Products, Output Wastes, etc. ¤Comments

UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources Databases ¤Twenty-six sources that provide quantitative input- output data for unit processes in terms of: –Material use statistics For example: the Agricultural Chemical Usage Statistics –Emission factors For example: AP-42 and the UK Emission Factors Database –Product statistics For example: US Economic Census and the Annual and Monthly Energy Reviews

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources Qualitative Data Sources ¤Ten sources that: –Provide unit process descriptions and process flow diagrams, –Identify but do not necessarily quantify material and energy flows –Identify pollution prevention opportunities for unit processes

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources Computer Models ¤Four sources that: –Provides quantitative estimates of material or energy flows based on computer algorithms ¤Focused on emissions as opposed to all categories of inputs and outputs ¤Examples include: –Transportation emissions –Waste management system emissions –Energy generation emissions

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory UWME DFE Lab Inventory of LCI Data Sources Issues ¤The data that is presented on a facility or sector basis and is of limited applicability to LCIs. ¤A method to assess the quality of publicly available sources is needed. View the database at finitions/inventory%20squared.htm

UWME Design for Environment Laboratory Concluding Remarks Privately held data sources are a barrier to transparency of LCA-related publications. Lack of transparency in LCA-related publications is a barrier to the wide use of LCA. Publicly-available data facilitates the wide use of LCA.