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Table 2 Environmental impacts of FOXa and conventional apple juice calculated with ILCD 2011 Midpoint+ V1.11

From: Setting life cycle assessment (LCA) in a future-oriented context: the combination of qualitative scenarios and LCA in the agri-food sector

Midpoint impact category

Unit

FOX apple juice, present scenario

FOX apple juice, “policy” scenario

FOX apple juice, “society” scenario

FOX apple juice, “retail” scenario

Conventional apple juice, present scenario

Conventional apple juice, “policy” scenario

Conventional apple juice, “society” scenario

Conventional apple juice, “retail” scenario

Climate change

kg CO2 eq

2.98

1.30

1.25

1.36

3.50

1.52

1.42

1.56

Ozone depletion

kg CFC-11 eq

9.83·10−7

6.33·10−7

5.91·10−7

6.86·10−7

9.10·10−7

5.08·10−7

4.56·10−7

5.46·10−7

Human toxicity, noncancer effects

CTUh

9.47·10−7

2.69·10−7

2.42·10−7

3.05·10−7

1.15·10−7

3.43·10−7

3.06·10−7

3.69·10−7

Human toxicity, cancer effects

CTUh

2.68·10−7

7.23·10−8

6.40·10−8

8.16·10−8

3.24·10−7

9.07·10−8

7.99·10−8

9.75·10−8

Particulate matter

kg PM2.5 eq

7.26·10−4

5.56·10−4

5.07·10−4

5.51·10−4

8.03·10−4

6.23·10−4

5.91·10−4

6.06·10−4

Ionizing radiation HH

kBq U235 eq

5.08·10−1

3.95·10−2

3.52·10−2

4.65·10−2

6.12·10−1

4.68·10−2

4.13·10−2

5.17·10−2

Ionizing radiation E (interim)

CTUe

1.10·10−6

1.87·10−7

1.61·10−7

2.29·10−7

1.30·10−6

2.14·10−7

1.83·10−7

2.47·10−7

Photochemical ozone formation

kg NMVOC eq

5.07·10−3

3.05·10−3

2.96·10−3

3.61·10−3

6.10·10−3

3.79·10−3

3.32·10−3

4.25·10−3

Acidification

molc H+ eq

1.77·10−2

1.43·10−2

1.34·10−2

1.23·10−2

1.90·10−2

1.52·10−2

1.56·10−2

1.31·10−2

Terrestrial eutrophication

molc N eq

6.46·10−2

5.65·10−2

5.36·10−2

4.65·10−2

6.85·10−2

5.96·10−2

6.29·10−2

4.92·10−2

Freshwater eutrophication

kg P eq

3.39·10−3

2.89·10−4

2.59·10−4

3.29·10−4

4.11·10−3

3.64·10−4

3.24·10−4

3.92·10−4

Marine eutrophication

kg N eq

2.72·10−3

1.37·10−3

1.31·10−3

1.47·10−3

3.22·10−3

1.62·10−3

1.49·10−3

1.69·10−3

Freshwater ecotoxicity

CTUe

2.93·10−1

1.29·10−1

1.16·10−1

1.47·10−1

3.54·10−1

1.64·10−1

1.46·10−1

1.76·10−1

Land use

kg C deficit

8.24

1.16·10−1

1.04·10−1

1.30·10−1

9.89

1.45·10−1

1.29·10−1

1.56·10−1

Water resource depletion

m3 water eq

1.03·10−1

8.27·10−2

7.24·10−2

9.29·10−2

6.94·10−2

5.57·10−2

4.91·10−2

6.25·10−2

Mineral, fossil and renewable resource depletion

kg Sb eq

8.41·10−5

1.05·10−4

9.50·10−5

1.20·10−4

9.76·10−5

1.31·10−4

1.16·10−4

1.40·10−4

  1. aFood processing in a boX, European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program