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                             TABLE 8.15 (CONTINUED)
                             Impact Assessment of the Universal Remote a
                                           Characterization       Manufacturing   Distribution   Use
                                 Impacts       factors    TOTAL       (%)        (%)       (%)
                             (w) Copper (Cu ,   20,000    4.6 × 10 2  99.1        0.0        0.9
                                       +
                              Cu )
                                ++
                             (w) Ammonia       1,000      3.7 × 10 2  97.2        0.2        2.6
                                 +
                              (NH 4 , NH 3 , as N)
                                     ++
                                        3+
                             (w) Iron (Fe , Fe )  3,330   3.3 × 10 2  16.4        0.0       83.6
                             (w) Chlorinated   10,000     2.3 × 10 2  96.9        0.0        3.0
                              matter
                              (unspecified, as
                              Cl)
                             (w) Suspended      40        1.6 × 10 2  89.9        0.0       10.0
                              matter
                              (unspecified)
                             (w) Phenol       1,000,000   1.2 × 10 2  88.7        1.5        9.8
                              (C 6 H 5 OH)
                             Water               *          1.1      91.2         0.0        8.7
                              eutrophication
                             (g equiv. PO 4 )
                             (w) Phosphorus (P)  3.06     7.0 × 10 –1  100.0      0.0        0.0
                             (w) Ammonia        0.42      1.5 × 10 –1  97.2       0.2        2.6
                                +
                             (NH 4 , NH 3 , as N)
                             (w) Phosphates (as   3.06    8.2 × 10 –2  5.5        0.0       94.5
                              P)
                             (w) Nitrates (NO 3 )  0.095  7.4 × 10 2  98.5        0.1        1.3
                                         –
                             Energy depletion    *        1.5 × 10 2  86.5        0.2       13.2
                              (MJ)
                             (e) E total primary   1      1.5 × 10 2  86.5        0.2       13.2
                              energy
                             Water depletion     *        1.1 × 10 2  60.7        0.0       39.2
                                3
                              (m )
                             (r) Water used      1        1.1 × 10 2  60.7        0.0       39.2
                              (total)
                             Hazardous waste     *        1.4 × 10 –1  97.6       0.0        2.4
                              production (kg)
                             (hw) Waste: slags   1        1.0 × 10 –1  97.1       0.0        2.9
                              and ash
                              (unspecified)
                             (hw) Waste          1        3.4 × 10 –2  99.2       0.0        0.8
                              (hazardous)
                             a 1 unit of 97 g.
                             (r): natural resources; (e): energy; (a): air emission; (w): water emission; (hw): hazardous waste.





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