Uranium-238

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

Dimension: Environmental
Media: Water
Water body: Ocean

List	Version	Source flow	Name there	Why this flow
EF	3.1	4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-8db7-0050c2490048	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	782b87a6-2261-506f-9cb5-e81a77baf4a8	Uranium-238	The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
bafu	2026-v1	40160e63-4ecb-5ecf-8b67-8bdada48a302	Uranium-238	The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
bafu	2026-v1	8cf1adc9-ff43-5442-a4e4-ead2f2db6299	Uranium-238	The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
ecoinvent	3.12	c407952d-43b2-49c4-a756-26e5e76bfbbf	Uranium-238	The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.
ecoinvent	3.8	c407952d-43b2-49c4-a756-26e5e76bfbbf	Uranium-238	The CAS numbers are the same (24678-82-8); both name the same compartment.

Source list	Source flow	Name there	Compartment there	Match	Conversion
EF 3.1	4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-8db7-0050c2490048	uranium-238	Emissions/Emissions to water/Emissions to sea water	exactMatch	—
ecoinvent 3.12	c407952d-43b2-49c4-a756-26e5e76bfbbf	Uranium-238	water / ocean	closeMatch	—
ecoinvent 3.8	c407952d-43b2-49c4-a756-26e5e76bfbbf	Uranium-238	water / ocean	closeMatch	—
bafu 2026-v1	40160e63-4ecb-5ecf-8b67-8bdada48a302	Uranium-238	emissions to water / ocean	closeMatch	—
bafu 2026-v1	8cf1adc9-ff43-5442-a4e4-ead2f2db6299	Uranium-238	emissions to water / ocean	closeMatch	—
agribalyse 3.2	782b87a6-2261-506f-9cb5-e81a77baf4a8	Uranium-238	Emissions to water / ocean	closeMatch	—

consensus-flow-list 1
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	—	0.00107	—
EF 3.1	ecoinvent Centre	Ionising radiation, human health	—	0.00107	—
EF 3.1	GreenDelta	Ionising radiation, human health	—	0.00107	—
EF 3.1	consensus-flow-list	Ionising radiation, human health	—	0.00107	agreed

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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

Uranium-238

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