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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. sustainability science and engineering
  3. industrial ecology
  4. life cycle assessment
  5. life cycle impact assessment
  6. emissions factor
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental sustainability
  3. industrial ecology
  4. life cycle assessment
  5. life cycle impact assessment
  6. emissions factor

Preferred term

emissions factor

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A unique value for scaling emissions to activity data in terms of a standard rate of emissions per unit of activity (e.g., grams of carbon dioxide emitted per barrel of fossil fuel consumed, or per pound of product produced).

    Source: US Environmental Protection Agency

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • emissions intensity

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/205391

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