Tanning, chrome process
10.4
Description
This dataset covers the chrome tanning route of leather to arrive at wet blue leather, including all beamhouse and tannery processing steps. Environmental impacts of provision of hide are not included. Waste water emissions represent average conditions, i.e. waste water quality after treatment in a wastewater treatment plant with average removal efficiencies.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 4.1 | |
| Eutrophication | 1.7 | |
| Water Scarcity | 0.4 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 4.2 | |
| 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: Global/generic
- Data Generator: thinkstep
Applicable Materials
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Impact
benchmarkimpactblend components
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163
Leather
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160
Leather
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30
Leather
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160
Leather
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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 | Fair | The processes included in the dataset are sufficiently representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata | 3 |
| Technological Representativeness | Good | The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset | 2 |
| Average | 2.25 | ||