Iron, raw (pig iron)

This is a basic material for steel making. We will include here also molten iron from the blast furnaces. Pig iron is produced by smelting iron ore, coke (coal) and limestone. The solid waste produced (slag) is often reused in construction, however, about half ends up in landfills.

Impact of one pound
of "Iron, raw (pig iron)":

Overall impact (CEII): 1413.35
Depletion (DI): 492.84	Pollution (PI): 1423.14	Entropy (EI)): 0.79

How the environment impact was calculated:

Production:

Requires:
Resource or Item	Amount	Unit	Depletion (DI)	Pollution (PI)	Total Impact (CEII)
Iron ore deposits	1.75	pound	188.92	0	1.7
Coke (fuel)	0.75	pound	302.36	1364.24	1353.32
Quarried materials	0.25	pound	1.57	0	0.01

Releases:
Resource or Item	Amount	Unit	Pollution (PI)	Entropy (EI)	Total Impact (CEII)
Carbon dioxide pollution	1.5	pound	53.55	0	53.01
Landfilled waste	0.15	pound	5.36	0	5.3
Recycled waste	0.15	pound	0	0	0
Dissipation	3	kWh	0	0.79	0

Use:

Requires:
Resource or Item	Amount	Unit	Depletion (DI)	Pollution (PI)	Entropy (EI)	Total Impact (CEII)
			0	0	0	0

Releases:
Resource or Item	Amount	Unit	Depletion (DI)	Pollution (PI)	Entropy (EI)	Total Impact (CEII)
			0	0	0	0

Disposal:

Requires:
Resource or Item	Amount	Unit	Depletion (DI)	Pollution (PI)	Entropy (EI)	Total Impact (CEII)
			0	0	0	0

Releases:
Resource or Item	Amount	Unit	Depletion (DI)	Pollution (PI)	Entropy (EI)	Total Impact (CEII)
			0	0	0	0

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