Canadian Raw Materials Database
| Summary | |
| Name of source | Canadian Raw Materials Database |
| Provider | University of Waterloo, Environment Canada, Environment and Plastics Industry Council |
| Summary text | A database profiling the environmental inputs and outputs associated with the production of Canadian commodity materials. The database uses the techniques of life-cycle inventory (LCI), consistent with the method of life-cycle assessment (LCA. |
| Contact | mgriwm@envmail.uwaterloo.ca |
| Licensing | Free (with registration) |
| Language(s) | English, French |
| Website | http://crmd.uwaterloo.ca/eng.html |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | |
| File type | HTML (web) access to PDF files |
| Software needs | Adobe Reader |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | |
| Age | 1998-2000 |
| Geography | Canadian |
| Original Data Source(s) | Industry statistics |
| Other Databases Included | Unknown |
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave |
| Modeling approach | LCI |
| Emissions results | Separate greenhouse gases |
| Number of datasets | 18 |
| Main topics | Metals and semi-metals; Glass and ceramics; Plastics; Wood |
| Other topics | None |
| Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | |
| System boundaries | No |
| Data Types | Process |
| Allocation Methods | No |
| Technology | No |
| Data year | No |
| Original source | No |
| Uncertainty | No |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | |
| Data quality score | No |
| Quality assurance | No |
| Standards compliant | CSA PLUS 1116 |
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