Currently, I am working on a project, and I want to study the marine ecotoxicity of rust. When CS pipe is exposed to the marine environment during the usage phase, it begins to degrade, resulting in the release of rust into the sea, which may cause marine toxicity. The elemental characterization of rust is given below Elements Mass in grams Iron (Fe) 0.93 grams Manganese (Mn) 0.1 grams Phosphorus (P) 0.03 grams Sulfur (S) 0.035 grams Silicon (Si) 0.1 grams Copper (Cu) 0.4 grams Nickel (Ni) 0.4 grams Chromium (Cr) 0.4 grams Please let me know whether I can determine marine ecotoxicity using the life cycle impact assessment software SimaPro when rust comprising the above-mentioned elements is released into the sea.
Hello.
Yes, it can be determined, I tried it on openLCA software. Search for iron in the background inventory, select its elementary flows, and choose the emission to ocean category. Similarly, repeat for all the other elements. Mention the concentration of the elements and run the model using the impact assessment methodology of your choice. You will be able to get the impact.
Hi, thank you for your response. Which database did you use for background inventory? I am new to Openlca, can you help me to get familiar with it?
I used the Ecoinvent database. It is free for non-OECD countries. Please explore the link given below to get familiar with the openLCA interface:
https://www.youtube.com/@openLCA
There are several videos available that will be useful.
Regards,
Rajhans
Can you send me the Ecoinvent database in the Zolca extension via email.?
I will be thankful to you.
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