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Conducting Life Cycle Assessments<br />
Time-reference: When was this data obtained and have there been any major<br />
changes since the data collection that might affect the results?<br />
Geographical reference: For what country or region is this data relevant?<br />
Technology (Best Available Technology) – Is the secondary data from literature or<br />
databases representative for state-of-the-art-technology or for older technology?<br />
Precision: Is the data a precise representation of the system?<br />
Completeness: Are any data missing? How are data gaps filled?<br />
Representivity, consistency, reproducibility: Is the data representative,<br />
consistent and can it be reproduced?<br />
2.2 Life Cycle Inventory<br />
2.2.1 General<br />
The Inventory Analysis is the LCA phase that involves the compilation and quantification<br />
of inputs and outputs for a given product system throughout its life cycle or for single<br />
processes. The inventory analysis includes data collection and the compilation of the data<br />
in an Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) table.<br />
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