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Uranium-238

4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-8db6-0050c2490048

Identity

Substance
fo-bbc90a2dbdb048ca Isotope
Source
EF 3.1
Unit
kBq
Context
Environmental → Water → Unknown
CAS
24678-82-8
EC
—

Context

Dimension
Environmental
Media
Water
Water body
Unknown

Source lists

6
List Version Source flow Name there Why this flow
EF 3.1 4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-8db6-0050c2490048 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 242796a2-3da3-5395-bda0-725840fc4d7f Uranium-238 The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
bafu 2026-v1 84dc42f7-8287-5fac-b8d0-cc0a21e26a1b Uranium-238 The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
ecoinvent 3.12 71d27d29-04f2-421a-981f-5c5c2b00486f Uranium-238 The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
ecoinvent 3.8 71d27d29-04f2-421a-981f-5c5c2b00486f Uranium-238 The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
stepwise 2006-1.09 1a079ead-3c63-5456-8699-e6e1e208b402 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-8db6-0050c2490048 uranium-238 Emissions/Emissions to water/Emissions to water, unspecified exactMatch —
ecoinvent 3.12 71d27d29-04f2-421a-981f-5c5c2b00486f Uranium-238 water / unspecified closeMatch —
ecoinvent 3.8 71d27d29-04f2-421a-981f-5c5c2b00486f Uranium-238 water / unspecified closeMatch —
bafu 2026-v1 84dc42f7-8287-5fac-b8d0-cc0a21e26a1b Uranium-238 emissions to water / unspecified closeMatch —
stepwise 2006-1.09 1a079ead-3c63-5456-8699-e6e1e208b402 Uranium-238 Water / (unspecified) closeMatch —
agribalyse 3.2 242796a2-3da3-5395-bda0-725840fc4d7f Uranium-238 Emissions to water closeMatch —

Characterisation factors

6

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 — 0.107 —
EF 3.1 ecoinvent Centre Ionising radiation, human health — 0.107 —
EF 3.1 GreenDelta Ionising radiation, human health — 0.107 —
EF 3.1 consensus-flow-list Ionising radiation, human health — 0.107 agreed
Stepwise 2006 2.-0 LCA consultants Ionizing radiation — 10.952381 —
Stepwise 2006 consensus-flow-list Ionizing radiation — 10.952381 sole

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History

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Full record

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  }
}

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A flow can be wrong in three ways, and they are decided differently. Pick the one that matches what you are looking at.

You do not need to run a build or clone anything. Name the row and say what your evidence is; the measurement is done for you. How contributing works

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