ImpactFactor

A single characterisation factor of a LCIA category for a flow.

Properties

@type

Inherited from Entity.@type

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 1

flow

The [Flow] of the impact assessment factor.

• Type: Ref of Flow
• Proto-Index: 2

flowProperty

The quantity of the flow to which the LCIA factor is related (e.g. Mass).

• Type: Ref of FlowProperty
• Proto-Index: 3

location

In case of a regionalized impact category, this field can contain the location for which this factor is valid.

• Type: Ref of Location
• Proto-Index: 4

unit

The flow unit to which the LCIA factor is related (e.g. kg).

• Type: Ref of Unit
• Proto-Index: 5

value

The value of the impact assessment factor.

• Type: double (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 6

formula

A mathematical formula for calculating the value of the LCIA factor.

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 7

uncertainty

The uncertainty distribution of the factors' value.

• Type: Uncertainty
• Proto-Index: 8

Python class stub

The snippet below shows the names of the properties of the corresponding Python class of the olca-schema package. Note that this is not the full class definition but just shows the names of the class and its properties.

@dataclass
class ImpactFactor:
  flow: Ref
  flow_property: Ref
  formula: str
  location: Ref
  uncertainty: Uncertainty
  unit: Ref
  value: float

JSON example

{
  "@type": "ImpactFactor",
  "value": 1.0943318963E-9,
  "flow": {
    "@type": "Flow",
    "@id": "0305b169-255d-4041-8f5d-6e095bcb6358",
    "name": "Aluminium"
  },
  "unit": {
    "@type": "Unit",
    "@id": "20aadc24-a391-41cf-b340-3e4529f44bde",
    "name": "kg"
  },
  "flowProperty": {
    "@type": "FlowProperty",
    "@id": "93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66",
    "name": "Mass"
  }
}