Table 4: Overview of Impact categories in CML and Eco-indicator 99 impact assessment methods
| CML |
|
Eco-indicator 99 (sensitivity analysis) |
| Impact category |
Midpoint unit |
Impact category |
Damage unit |
| Abiotic Depletion |
kg Sb eq. |
Depletion of Fossils |
MJ surplus energy |
| |
|
Depletion of Minerals |
MJ surplus energy |
| Global Warming |
kg CO2 eq. |
Global Warming |
DALY |
| Ozone Depletion |
kg CFC-11 eq. |
Ozone Depletion |
DALY |
| Human Toxicity |
kg C6H4Cl2 eq. |
Carcinogenics |
DALY |
| Photochemical Oxidant Creation |
kg C2H4 eq. |
Respiratory organics |
DALY |
| |
|
Respiratory inorganics |
DALY |
| Freshwater Aquatic Ecosystem Toxicity |
kg C6H4Cl2 eq. |
Eco-toxicity |
PAF.m2.year |
| Terrestrial Ecosystem Toxicity |
kg C6H4Cl2 eq. |
|
|
| Marine Aquatic Ecosystem Toxicity |
kg C6H4Cl2 eq. |
|
|
| |
|
Land use |
PDF.m2.year |
| Acidification |
kg SO2 eq. |
Acidification and Eutrophication |
PDF.m2.year |
| Eutrophication |
kg PO43- eq. |
Source: TNO,
LCA of thermal treatment of waste streams in cement clinker kilns (2007)