These models were developed as specific, average or generic unit process or LCI results data sets for use in “Accounting” situations (C2) as described in European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Institute for Environment and Sustainability: International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook - General guide for Life Cycle Assessment - Detailed guidance. First edition March 2010. EUR 24708 EN. Luxembourg. Publications Office of the European Union; 2010.
Use limitations
These unit process models are aggregated to the state level. They may be aggregated regionally or nationally with proper documentation of the aggregation method.
Models represent states that produced field crops in the ARMS survey years included.
ISO Topic Category
farming
environment
Ag Data Commons Group
Life Cycle Assessment
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
LCA; LCI; life cycle assessment; life cycle inventory; unit process
Pending citation
No
Public Access Level
Public
Preferred dataset citation
Cooper (2015) “Unit process data for field crop production version 2” University of Washington Design for Environment Laboratory. Unpublished report. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1255530