European Aluminum Association (EAA)
Summary
Name of source Environmental Profile Report for the European Aluminum Industry
Provider European Aluminum Association
Summary text An environmental report which provides up-to-date life cycle inventory data (LCI) for aluminum production and transformation processes in Europe.
Contact eaa@aluminium.org
Licensing Free
Language(s) English
Website http://www.european-aluminium.eu/media/1329/environmental-profile-report-for-the-european-aluminium-industry.pdf
Access – data formats and accessibility
File type HTML access to pdf
Software needs Adobe Reader
Contents – breadth and depth of datasets
Age 2005
Geography EU 25
Original Data Source(s) Environmental surveys
Other Databases Included None
Life cycle stages Cradle-to-Grave
Modeling approach System extension, Elementary flows
Emissions results GWP
Number of datasets 6
Main topics Metals and semimetals
Other topics None
Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset?
System boundaries Yes
Data Types Process
Allocation Methods Yes
Technology Yes
Data year Yes
Original source Yes
Uncertainty None
Quality – is information provided on data quality?
Data quality score None
Quality assurance Unknown
Standards compliant ISO 14040; ISO 14044