b'Environmental Product Declaration | Resene Summit Roof Technical informationEnvironmental impactTable 10: Environmental impact indicators describedindicators Indicator and descriptionThis is an introduction to the core environmental impactindicators.Thebest-knowneffectofClimate change (global warming potential)each indicator is listed in the descriptions and(GWP) Acidification potential (AP) Photochemical ozone formation potential (POFP)the abbreviations, in brackets, correspond to(GWP-f, GWP-b, GWP-luluc) Acidification potential is a measure of emissions that causePhotochemical ozone formation potential gives an indication the labels in the following results tables. A measure of greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO 2andacidifyingeffectstotheenvironment.Amoleculesof the emissions from precursors that contribute to ground methane. Theseemissionsarecausinganincreaseintheacidification potential indicates its capacity to increase thelevel smog formation, mainly ozone (O ). Ground level ozone 3absorption of radiation emitted by the earth, increasing thehydrogen ion (H+) concentration in the presence of water,may be harmful to human health and ecosystems and may naturalgreenhouseeffect. Thismayinturnhaveadversethus decreasing the pH value. Potential effects include fishalsodamagecrops. Theseemissionsareproducedbythe impacts on ecosystem health, human health and materialmortality, forest decline, and the deterioration of buildingreaction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon welfare. The global warming potential total (GWP-t), is splitmaterials. monoxide in the presence of nitrogen oxides and UV light.into three sub indicators: fossil (GWP-f), biogenic (GWP-b) and land-use and land-use change (GWP-luluc). Abiotic resource depletion (ADP-mm, ADP-f)Eutrophication potential (EP-fw, EP-fm, EP-tr) The consumption of non-renewable resources decreases the Ozone depletion potential (ODP) Eutrophicationcoversallpotentialimpactsofexcessivelyavailability of these resources and their associated functions DepletionoftheozoneleadstohigherlevelsofUVBhigh levels of macronutrients, the most important of whichinthefuture.Depletionofmineralresourcesandnon-ultraviolet rays reaching the earths surface with detrimentalare nitrogen (N)and phosphorus (P). In aquatic ecosystemsrenewableenergyresourcesarereportedseparately. effects on humans and plants. Ozone depletion potential iswhere this term is mostly applied, this typically describes aDepletion of mineral resources is assessed based on total a measure of air emissions that contribute to the depletiondegradationinwaterquality.Eutrophicationcanresultinreserves.of the stratospheric ozone layer. an undesirable change in the type of species that flourish andanincreaseintheproductionofbiomass.Asthe decomposition of biomass consumes oxygen, eutrophication may decrease the available oxygen level in the water columnWater use (WDP)and threaten fish in their ability to respire.Water scarcity is a measure of the stress on a region due to water consumption.resene.com Return to contents|13'