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Table 2 Inventory data under each scenario per ton of MSW

From: Life cycle analysis of potential municipal solid wastes management scenarios in Tanzania: the case of Arusha City

Parameters

Unit

SN-1

SN-2

SN-3

Ref.

Foreground data

Avoided products

 Electricity

kWh

43.55

–

137.3

[13, 15, 16]

 Fertilizer (N)

kg

–

0.34

0.42

 Fertilizer (P)

kg

–

0.40

0.22

 Fertilizer (K)

kg

–

1.94

0.33

Background data

 Electricity consumption

kWh

0.42

–

2.95

[17,18,19]

 Diesel

L

2.574

0.8789

0.564

Emissions

 Particulates, <  10 μm

g

0.75

0.75

0.20

[19]

 Sulphur dioxide (SO2)

g

0.17

0.17

2.01

 Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

g

7.44

39.40

127.30

[20]

 Total Nitrogen (TN)

kg

2.85

  

 Total Phosphorus (TP)

kg

4.50

  

 Methane (CH4)

kg

55

0.83

8.98

This study

 Ammonia (NH3)

g

3.35

1271.2

714.0

This study

  1. SN1: Scenario 1; SN2: Scenario 2; SN3; Scenario 3