Cow hide, US
187.6
Description
This dataset describes salted bovine hide production. The model includes the cattle raising (mainly fodder production and methane emissions) as well as the slaughtering. The data set represents the specific situation in the US, focusing on the main technologies, the region specific characteristics and / or import statistics. Economic allocation, excluding land use emissions and biogenic carbon. Includes enteric methane production from cattle raising. Allocaiton to the hide is 3.6%.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 31.1 | |
| Eutrophication | 105.5 | |
| Water Scarcity | 41.0 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 10.0 | |
| Chemistry |
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".
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Modeling Notes
Meta information
- Primary Source: GaBi 2014 Database, Service Pack 28, thinkstep AG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen
- Last Publication or Review date: 2014
- Geography: United States
- Data Generator: thinkstep
Data quality
| Data Quality | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision | Fair | 20% to 30% | 3 |
| Time Representativeness | Excellent | Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date | 1 |
| Geographical Representativeness | Excellent | The processes included in the dataset are fully representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata | 1 |
| Technological Representativeness | Good | The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset | 2 |
| Average | 1.75 | ||