Silk, raw, from silkworm

641.5

Description

Silk produced by harvesting silkworm cocoons. The process includes silk worm rearing and cocoon drying, as well as production of silkworm larvae feed (Mulberry leaves). Energy inputs for irrigation, cocoon drying, and reeling are included.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 83.7
Eutrophication 138.2
Water Scarcity 367.7
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 51.8
Chemistry
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Modeling Notes

World Apparel and Footwear Life Cycle Database

Meta information

  • Primary Source: Quantis. World Apparel and Footwear Life Cycle Assessment Database (WALDB), version 2.0, 2018.
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2018
  • Geography: China/India
  • Data Generator: Quantis

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
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Silk fabric
681
Textiles

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Good 10% to 20% 2
Time Representativeness Excellent Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 1
Geographical Representativeness Good The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 2
Technological Representativeness Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 1.75