Uranium-238
4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-8db3-0050c2490048
Identity
- Substance
- fo-bbc90a2dbdb048ca Isotope
- Source
- EF 3.1
- Unit
- kBq
- Context
- Environmental → Air → Medium stack, <150 meters → Rural (<1000 people/square mile)
- CAS
- 24678-82-8
- EC
- —
Context
- Dimension
- Environmental
- Media
- Air
- Population density
- Rural (<1000 people/square mile)
- Strata
- Medium stack, <150 meters
Source lists
6| List | Version | Source flow | Name there | Why this flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF | 3.1 | 4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-8db3-0050c2490048 | uranium-238 | The consensus list is built from this one, so this row is the flow itself rather than something matched to it. |
| agribalyse | 3.2 | 62a63e54-75b1-5e76-8992-af0978a3f43e | Uranium-238 | The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment. |
| bafu | 2026-v1 | 0218fcda-86c4-5020-b451-7b458f118868 | Uranium-238 | The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment. |
| bafu | 2026-v1 | 9877ad6b-f7d3-5ce1-900b-faa59bc6afff | Uranium-238 | The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment. |
| ecoinvent | 3.12 | e6aafd63-a6d5-41f7-9b82-45f791c7037c | Uranium-238 | The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment. |
| ecoinvent | 3.8 | e6aafd63-a6d5-41f7-9b82-45f791c7037c | Uranium-238 | The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment. |
Concept associations
6| Source list | Source flow | Name there | Compartment there | Match | Conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF 3.1 | 4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-8db3-0050c2490048 | uranium-238 | Emissions/Emissions to air/Emissions to non-urban air or from high stacks | exactMatch | — |
| ecoinvent 3.12 | e6aafd63-a6d5-41f7-9b82-45f791c7037c | Uranium-238 | air / non-urban air or from high stacks | closeMatch | — |
| ecoinvent 3.8 | e6aafd63-a6d5-41f7-9b82-45f791c7037c | Uranium-238 | air / non-urban air or from high stacks | closeMatch | — |
| bafu 2026-v1 | 9877ad6b-f7d3-5ce1-900b-faa59bc6afff | Uranium-238 | emissions to air / low. pop. | closeMatch | — |
| bafu 2026-v1 | 0218fcda-86c4-5020-b451-7b458f118868 | Uranium-238 | emissions to air / low. pop. | closeMatch | — |
| agribalyse 3.2 | 62a63e54-75b1-5e76-8992-af0978a3f43e | Uranium-238 | Emissions to air / low. pop. | closeMatch | — |
Characterisation factors
5- consensus-flow-list 2
- European Commission — JRC 1
- GreenDelta 1
- ecoinvent Centre 1
Every implementation that says anything about this flow. Published as is what this list did with the row: where more than one implementation states a number and they agree it publishes it as agreed; where only one speaks, as sole; where they disagree it publishes nothing and asks.
| Method | Implementation | Category | Place | Factor | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF 3.1 | European Commission — JRC | Ionising radiation, human health | — | 0.386 | — |
| EF 3.1 | ecoinvent Centre | Ionising radiation, human health | — | 0.386 | — |
| EF 3.1 | GreenDelta | Ionising radiation, human health | — | 0.386 | — |
| EF 3.1 | consensus-flow-list | Ionising radiation, human health | — | 0.386 | agreed |
| Stepwise 2006 | consensus-flow-list | Ionizing radiation | — | 39.047619 | carried |
History
The change log and the PROV-O trail (1 consensus changes)
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Full record
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