Scouring and carbonizing, natural fibers

9.0

Description

Based on a proxy dataset for scouring of natural fibers

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 4.2
Eutrophication 0.2
Water Scarcity 0.9
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 3.7
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Proxy data based on wet bath process

Meta information

  • Primary Source: Cotton Incorporated. (2017). LCA Update of Cotton Fiber and Fabric Life Cycle Inventory. Retrieved from https://cottontoday.cottoninc.com/lca-2016/
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2015
  • Geography: Global
  • Data Generator: Cotton Incorporated

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
Time Representativeness Good Data are not older than 6 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 2
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 2.25