electronic supplementary material to

LCA FOR FOOD PRoDUCTS

Environmental assessment of the Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) season in the Basque Country. Increasing the time line delimitation in fishery LCA studies

Saioa Ramosa, Ian Vázquez-Rowe*b, Iñaki Artetxec, Mª Teresa Moreirab, Gumersindo Feijoob and Jaime Zufíaa.

Received: 20 January 2011 / Accepted: 11 May 2011

© Springer-Verlag

Responsible editor: Niels Jungbluth

S. Ramos • J. Zufia

Food Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia, 48160, Derio, Spain

I. Vázquez-Rowe (*) • M. T. Moreira • G. Feijoo

Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela. 15782 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain

e-mail:

I. Artetxe

Marine Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia, 20110 Pasaia, Spain


Online Resource 1.

Online Resource 1 presents the extended inventory data for fish landed in the NEAM season in Basque ports by coastal purse seiners in the 2001-2008 period. Data is referred to the selected FU in the study (1 ton of landed round fish during the NEAM season).

Table OR1.1. Inventory data for fish landed in the NEAM season in Basque ports by coastal purse seiners in the 2001-2004 period.

INPUTS
From the technosphere
Materials and fuels / Units / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004
Diesel / kg / 31.53 / 41.12 / 75.93 / 34.63
Steel / kg / 7.01 / 19.32 / 31.54 / 9.80
Anti-fouling / g / 884 / 2,271 / 3,889 / 1,249
Boat paint / g / 310 / 1,012 / 1308.16 / 440
Marine lubricant oil / g / 80.0 / 104.32 / 192.64 / 87.8
Ice / kg / 125 / 125 / 125 / 125.2
Seine net (nylon+lead+cork) / kg / 3.68 / 25.47 / 52.01 / 3.69
OUTPUTS
To the technosphere
Products / Units / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004
Total round fish / t / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
NEAM / t / 0.798 / 0.858 / 0.334 / 0.839
Other pelagic fish / t / 0.202 / 0.142 / 0.666 / 0.161
To the environment
Emissions to the atmosphere
1. CO2 / kg / 100.0 / 130.3 / 240.7 / 109.8
2. SO2 / g / 315.0 / 411.2 / 759.3 / 346.1
3. VOC / g / 75.7 / 98.7 / 182.2 / 83.1
4. NOx / kg / 2.27 / 2.96 / 5.47 / 2.49
5. CO / g / 233 / 304.3 / 561.9 / 256
6. R22 / g / 4.08 / 9.04 / 23.31 / 4.52
Emissions to the ocean
1. Xylene / g / 80.9 / 207.8 / 354.8 / 114.4
2. Dicopper oxides / g / 183 / 470.5 / 805.7 / 259
3. Zinc oxides / g / 82.8 / 212.8 / 364.5 / 117.1
4. Nylon / g / 421 / 1,166 / 1,986 / 423
5. Lead / g / 93.2 / 258.3 / 440.1 / 93.5

Table OR1.2. Inventory data for fish landed in the NEAM season in Basque ports by coastal purse seiners in the 2005-2008 period.

INPUTS
From the technosphere
Materials and fuels / Units / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
Diesel / kg / 24.55 / 34.70 / 23.58 / 14.62
Steel / kg / 9.98 / 20.63 / 10.32 / 7.15
Anti-fouling / g / 1,257 / 1,308 / 1,335 / 930.5
Boat paint / g / 452.2 / 982.1 / 464.9 / 332.1
Marine lubricant oil / g / 192.6 / 88.0 / 59.8 / 37.1
Ice / kg / 118.2 / 125.0 / 125.0 / 122.6
Seine net (nylon+lead+cork) / kg / 6.89 / 11.29 / 10.46 / 2.65
OUTPUTS
To the technosphere
Products / Units / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
Total round fish / t / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
NEAM / t / 0.933 / 0.893 / 0.976 / 0.981
Other pelagic fish / t / 0.067 / 0.107 / 0.024 / 0.019
To the environment
Emissions to the atmosphere
1. CO2 / kg / 77.8 / 110.0 / 74.7 / 46.3
2. SO2 / g / 245.5 / 347.0 / 235.8 / 146
3. VOC / g / 58.9 / 83.3 / 50.4 / 35.1
4. NOx / kg / 1.77 / 2.50 / 1.70 / 1.05
5. CO / g / 181.7 / 256.8 / 174.5 / 108
6. R22 / g / 4.85 / 9.48 / 4.84 / 3.40
Emissions to the ocean
1. Xylene / g / 122.1 / 139.2 / 122.4 / 85.2
2. Dicopper oxides / g / 280.2 / 314.5 / 276.7 / 193.0
3. Zinc oxides / g / 124.6 / 142.3 / 125.1 / 87.2
4. Nylon / g / 417.4 / 645.4 / 435.3 / 304.0
5. Lead / g / 92.5 / 143.0 / 96.4 / 67.3


Online Resource 2.

Online Resource 2 presents the relative contributions to the selected impact categories for the different subsystems included within the system boundaries.

Table OR2.1. Relative contribution (%) to ADP for the different subsystems in the assessed period.

ADP / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
Diesel production / 70.0 / 54.1 / 57.3 / 70.9 / 61.8 / 60.2 / 58.9 / 56.6
Vessel construction / 2.3 / 4.2 / 3.9 / 2.9 / 4.1 / 5.9 / 4.2 / 4.1
Ice production / 7.6 / 5.0 / 2.9 / 7.0 / 9.1 / 6.6 / 9.6 / 13.2
Net production / 18.3 / 33.7 / 33.0 / 16.9 / 21.8 / 24.6 / 23.9 / 23.0
Anti-fouling production / 1.3 / 2.2 / 2.1 / 1.6 / 2.3 / 1.9 / 2.4 / 2.3
Boat paint production / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.7
Other / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2
ADP= abiotic depletion potential.

Table OR2.2. Relative contribution (%) to AP for the different subsystems in the assessed period.

AP / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
*Diesel consumption / 76.3 / 68.8 / 71.2 / 76.5 / 71.4 / 71.7 / 69.8 / 67.6
*Other vessel operations / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
Vessel Operations / 76.4 / 68.9 / 71.3 / 76.6 / 71.5 / 71.8 / 69.9 / 67.7
Diesel production / 9.7 / 8.8 / 9.1 / 9.7 / 9.1 / 9.1 / 8.9 / 8.6
Vessel construction / 0.7 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 0.9 / 1.3 / 2.0 / 1.4 / 1.4
Ice production / 5.3 / 4.1 / 2.3 / 4.8 / 6.8 / 5.1 / 7.3 / 10.2
Net production / 5.9 / 12.8 / 12.2 / 5.4 / 7.5 / 8.8 / 8.5 / 8.2
Anti-fouling production / 1.9 / 3.8 / 3.6 / 2.4 / 3.6 / 3.1 / 3.9 / 3.8
Other / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1
AP= acidification potential; *= included in vessel operations.

Table OR2.3. Relative contribution (%) to EP for the different subsystems in the assessed period.

EP / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
*Diesel consumption / 69.8 / 56.5 / 59.1 / 68.2 / 59.8 / 60.6 / 57.6 / 56.1
*Other vessel operations / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1
Vessel Operations / 69.9 / 56.6 / 59.1 / 68.3 / 59.9 / 60.6 / 57.7 / 56.2
Diesel production / 6.6 / 5.3 / 5.6 / 6.4 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5.3
Vessel construction / 2.0 / 3.9 / 3.6 / 2.5 / 3.5 / 5.2 / 3.7 / 3.6
Ice production / 4.7 / 3.3 / 1.9 / 4.2 / 5.5 / 4.2 / 5.8 / 8.1
Net production / 6.6 / 12.8 / 12.3 / 5.9 / 7.6 / 9.0 / 8.5 / 8.3
Anti-fouling production / 10.1 / 18.0 / 17.5 / 12.6 / 17.7 / 15.3 / 18.8 / 18.4
Other / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1
EP= eutrophication potential; *= included in vessel operations.

Table OR2.4. Relative contribution (%) to GWP for the different subsystems in the assessed period.

GWP / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
*Diesel consumption / 60.8 / 47.5 / 48.6 / 61.5 / 53.6 / 51.1 / 51.2 / 49.3
*Other vessel operations / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2
Vessel operations / 61.0 / 47.6 / 48.7 / 61.7 / 53.8 / 51.2 / 51.4 / 49.5
Diesel production / 9.7 / 7.5 / 7.8 / 9.8 / 8.5 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 7.8
Vessel construction / 1.8 / 3.3 / 3.1 / 2.3 / 3.2 / 4.5 / 3.3 / 3.2
Ice production / 6.7 / 4.5 / 2.5 / 6.2 / 8.1 / 5.8 / 8.5 / 11.8
Cooling agent emission / 4.2 / 6.2 / 8.9 / 4.3 / 6.0 / 8.3 / 6.3 / 6.1
Net production / 15.6 / 29.1 / 27.5 / 14.4 / 18.6 / 20.6 / 20.5 / 19.8
Anti-fouling production / 0.8 / 1.5 / 1.3 / 1.1 / 1.5 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 1.5
Other / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3
GWP= global warming potential; *= included in vessel operations.

Table OR2.5. Relative contribution (%) to ODP for the different subsystems in the assessed period.

ODP / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
Diesel production / 9.4 / 5.2 / 3.8 / 9.3 / 6.0 / 4.2 / 5.5 / 5.5
Vessel construction / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2
Ice production / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.5
Cooling agent emission / 89.7 / 94.1 / 95.8 / 89.8 / 93.1 / 95.2 / 93.6 / 93.4
Net production / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2
Other / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2
ODP= ozone layer depletion potential.

Table OR2.6. Relative contribution (%) to ADP for the different subsystems in the assessed period.

METP / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
*Anti-fouling emission to ocean / 82.0 / 84.5 / 84.8 / 83.5 / 84.4 / 82.7 / 84.6 / 84.1
*Other vessel operations / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3
Vessel Operations / 82.4 / 84.9 / 85.2 / 83.8 / 84.7 / 83.0 / 84.9 / 84.4
Diesel production / 3.4 / 1.6 / 1.7 / 2.7 / 1.7 / 1.9 / 1.5 / 1.5
Vessel construction / 2.4 / 2.7 / 2.5 / 2.4 / 2.5 / 4.1 / 2.4 / 2.4
Ice production / 2.1 / 0.8 / 0.5 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 1.4 / 2.0
Net production / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.5
Anti-fouling production / 8.9 / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.0 / 9.2 / 9.0
Other / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2
METP= marine aquatic eco-toxicity potential; *= included in vessel operations.

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