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General comment ecoQuery: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.10/cutoff/dataset/20689/documentation
This is a market activity. Each market represents the consumption mix of a product in a given geography, connecting suppliers with consumers of the same product in the same geographical area. Markets group the producers and also the imports of the product (if relevant) within the same geographical area. They also account for transport to the consumer and for the losses during that process, when relevant.;This is the market for 'heavy fuel oil', in the geography of Brazil.;Inventory for regional market of refined petroleum product, encompassing the distribution to the final consumer (household, road vehicle, power plant, etc.) including all necessary transports. This regional market activity was created as a copy of the corresponding datasets for Europe without Switzerland in ecoinvent v3.4 (2017). The type and amount of all exchanges have been left unmodified, but the uncertainty information has been adjusted accordingly.;heavy fuel oil' is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 41.2 MJ/kg. It is used as a tar-like fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. Its main application is in the following sector: shipping.
This activity starts at the gate of the activities that produce 'heavy fuel oil', within the geography of Brazil.
This activity ends with the supply of 'heavy fuel oil', to the consumers of this product. Transport is included. Product losses during transportation are assumed negligible and are therefore not included. |
