Unfortified electric-fused calcium magnesium phosphate powder

1. Scope and Applicability

This method covers one physical product and route: virgin phosphate rock and serpentine flux, with separately metered quartz correction if required, electric-furnace melting, rapid water quench, dewatering, drying, milling, screening and release of unfortified glassy calcium-magnesium phosphate powder. The fusion/quench structure is supported by IFA Chapter 3.2.1.2 and Zennoh Figures 1–2; Yoorin confirms a marketed electrofusion fertilizer family. The product is a variable-composition phosphate-silicate glass matrix, not a single pure molecular salt or a dry physical mixture of pure oxides. References establish method feasibility, not a surveyed recipe, audited plant or current SKU. (ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; zennoh-fused-phosphate; yoorin-phosphate-products)

Exclude acidulated single/triple superphosphate, ammonium phosphates, N/P/K blends, untreated ground phosphate rock, basic steelmaking slag, phosphorus-smelting by-product slag, sludge-ash or other secondary-feed fusion, blast/cyclone/open-hearth primary fusion, added sulfur/boron/manganese or other nutrient fortification, and binder-granulated or formulated liquid products. These changes alter feed histories, gas/solid balances or formulation and require a separately assessed method. Powder variants with actual particle-size and solubility specifications can use this method; no agronomic dose or crop-yield equivalence is asserted.

The foreground includes actual receipt, burden preparation, electrical fusion, water circuits, finishing and pollution controls in one plant unit. Natural gas in finishing, diesel handling, hydrated-lime treatment, replaceable electrode/lining and individual packaging components are conditional measured exchanges, not mandatory recipes. Additional installed fuels, chemicals, packaging, transport modes or pollutants require their own atomic rows before a complete dataset is claimed. No steam/heat purchase is assumed: if supplied, collect pressure/state/return, net heat balance and provider reference convention in a separate row and utility unit. Numeric historical temperatures, energy use, ore grades, market guarantees, yields and emission limits are not defaults. (jrc-lvic-aaf-2007; jrc-cww-2016)

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.other-transportable-goods-except-metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.basic-chemicals.other-phosphatic-fertilizers-n-e-c
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 34629, proposed narrower; the leaf includes other phosphatic products and does not define this method
covered_products	Unfortified electric-fused virgin-rock/serpentine calcium-magnesium phosphate-silicate fertilizer powder, with optional measured quartz correction
excluded_products	Acidulated fertilizers; ammonium phosphates; N/P/K or nutrient-enriched blends; raw rock powder; metallurgical slags; secondary-feed fusion; fuel-fired primary fusion; binder granulation; solutions
representative_product	One actual accepted unfortified powder SKU with measured glass matrix, moisture, size distribution and nutrient assay; no standard recipe
production_route	Receipt and burden preparation → electric fusion → water quench/dewatering → drying/milling/screening → release/actual packaging; controls included
market_state	Factory-gate glassy powder at measured commercial moisture; product mass excludes packaging tare, not moisture actually included in supply

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Supply of the specified unfortified fused phosphate fertilizer powder
How much	1 kg net accepted commercial product
How well	Actual SKU assay and test methods for total/extractable P expressed as P2O5, Ca/Mg/Si basis, fluoride/trace contaminants, moisture, glass matrix, fineness and release acceptance
How long or cycle	One factory-gate release during the declared representative campaign; no crop service or lifetime claim
reference_flow_link	finished_product

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Phosphate fertiliser 9c196b01-6aad-4252-a6e8-f853853a830c
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	Actual SKU and batch; virgin phosphate-rock and serpentine origin/mineralogy; electric primary fusion; no added nutrient/binder or secondary-feed route; glass matrix; moisture and commercial mass basis; actual P2O5 assays and extraction method; Ca/Mg/Si/F/trace-element basis; particle size; product acceptance; packaging tare; plant/campaign; utility supplier conventions; water loops/outfalls; coproduct/waste destinations; allocation and model gate

All qualifiers must be present in the concrete data package. The broad reference identity contains this physically defined subset and sets neither formulation nor nutrient concentration. It is not kg P, kg P2O5, pure calcium phosphate or another fertilizer route. Amount 1 kg is the normalization definition, not proof of field nutrient equivalence. Exactly one final product output uses this reference identity; stage handovers remain internal measurements.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
measure_reference	finished_product	Mass	kg	Weigh released commercial product net of package tare using calibrated scales; reconcile accepted lots and opening/closing product stocks for one campaign. No per-bag denominator.
measure_material	ore; serpentine; quartz; lime; electrode; refractory; oil; diesel; film; thread; waste outputs	Mass	kg	Record actual external mass, state, moisture and composition; distinguish wet parent mass, dry/active component and carrier water in explanatory ledgers without adding them twice.
measure_electricity	electricity	Net calorific value	MJ	The verified electric-flow property is named Net calorific value with an energy basis. Convert metered kWh to MJ by 3.6; collect actual supplier voltage/geography/mix/delivery and loss boundary separately.
measure_gas	gas	Volume	m3	Meter and convert only to the provider-compatible gas volume at measured T/P, wet/dry composition and compressibility. Native secondary mass values do not establish density. Unknown conventions prevent a complete link.
measure_sacks	bag	Number of items	Item(s)	Count actual compatible sacks and defects; the flow is limited to 25 kg-format sacks. Separately weigh tare/material and measured fill for the mass ledger; never assume 25 kg fill or a generic sack mass.
measure_road	transport	Goods transport (mass*distance)	t*km	Sum actual loaded shipment tonnes times route kilometres, with provider load/backhaul boundaries; avoid fuel/transport or supplier-leg duplication.
measure_water_out	water_fresh	Volume	m3	Use matched outfall volume; convert to water mass only with measured/traceable actual density/state and composition, not by confusing purchased water with emitted liquid.
measure_species	elementary outputs except water_fresh	Mass	kg	Match actual species, phase, origin and medium; retain dry/wet gas T/P/O2 reference conditions and compatible sampling flow. Resolve lump indicators before claiming species quantities.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Delivered virgin phosphate rock, serpentine and measured auxiliary supplies; supplying datasets cover extraction/beneficiation and delivery actually declared
starting_condition_role	Foreground process entry; not an assertion of zero upstream burden
product_classification_scope	Physical unfortified electric-fused powder subset; CPC context alone does not confer applicability
recursive_input_rule	Internal quench glass, collected dust and off-spec remelt are internal links measured at equal sending/receiving mass, not new purchased reference products
upstream_dataset_requirement	Compatible actual material and utility providers, verified quantity/state bases and transport; missing suppliers remain disclosed gaps
disclosure	Plant/stages/campaign; net release; feed and commercial moisture; utility modes; controls; recycle stocks; direct/sewer gates; residual destinations; allocation and exclusions

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_gate	fused_powder_unit	Include all actual receipt/crushing/burdening, electric furnace, quench/dewatering, drying/milling/screening, storage/dispatch, maintenance and air/water controls inside the chosen gate; stage meters remain separately retained.	ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; zennoh-fused-phosphate
boundary_supplies	external inputs	Connect actual mining/beneficiation, electrode/lining manufacture, utility generation and incoming delivery upstream; record shared-site subdivisions and each provider boundary.	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007; jrc-cww-2016
boundary_returns	physical links	Preserve equal internal transfer amounts and stocks for melt/quench glass, dust, rejected powder, water and recovered heat; internal circulation is not another purchased/emitted exchange or automatic avoided-product credit.	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007
boundary_outlets	environmental gates	Count collected dust/sludge as real external residuals only when leaving the unit; count air releases after control. For each liquid portion choose external treatment transfer or actual environmental outfall, retaining receiver, carrier water and pollutant load once.	jrc-cww-2016
boundary_downstream	supplied product	Field application, soil reactions, crop response, downstream nutrient blending and binder granulation are outside this production dataset. Producer promotional carbon or crop benefits do not establish credits.	zennoh-fused-phosphate; yoorin-phosphate-products

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
fused_powder_unit	Electric-fused phosphate powder production and actual controls	required	Declared virgin-rock/serpentine electric route; finishing utilities and package components conditional on actual equipment/supply	foreground production	finished_product; 1 kg net released powder

Receipt/burden preparation → electric fusion → water quench → dewatering → drying → milling/screening → release/dispatch. Furnace, dryer, handling and mills feed their actual gas controls; liquid loops feed their actual collection/recycle/treatment/outfall. Retain separate stage mass, water, P/Ca/Mg/Si/F, carbon and heat ledgers. Unmodified glass moving between these stages is aggregated into this one foreground unit so the same material is not a second product output. (ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007)

Process: Electric-fused powder plant (fused_powder_unit)

Inputs

Product flows

Phosphate-rock feed (ore)

Virgin phosphate rock delivered for the declared furnace burden. Collect mineralogy, moisture, total and extractable P, Ca/Mg/Si, fluoride, carbonate carbon and trace-element assays; actual beneficiation and supplier geography belong in the upstream dataset. No ore grade or burden proportion is assumed.

• Selected flow: Phosphate Ore f71b42aa-e220-4371-8fa4-9aa8946a6262
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material
• Sources: ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; zennoh-fused-phosphate

Serpentine flux (serpentine)

One actual serpentine rock flux, not isolated chrysotile asbestos or a manufactured serpentine electrical element. Require mineralogical and chemical acceptance, fibrous-mineral screening, moisture and measured charge mass.

• Selected flow: Serpentine rock flux
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material
• Sources: ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; zennoh-fused-phosphate

Quartz corrective feed (quartz)

Conditional separate quartz addition to the actual burden. Record particle size, composition, measured mass and supplier; it is not silica glass or a fixed substitute for serpentine.

• Selected flow: Quartz ddee14c5-2a28-4224-9b84-68dc5956972f
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material
• Sources: ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; zennoh-fused-phosphate

Purchased alternating-current electricity (electricity)

Meter the electric furnace, handling, quench pumps, dryer, mill, screening, dust collection, effluent treatment and packaging separately before summing the plant boundary. The broad use-point flow has no voltage, country, mix or loss default; provider compatibility must be demonstrated.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 455f0ef5-6118-4f2b-a3f5-1f75e0afe3ca
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Natural gas for finishing heat (gas)

Conditional pipeline gaseous natural gas burned in the actual dryer or auxiliary burner, not the primary electric-fusion heat or purchased steam. Record volume at declared temperature, pressure, moisture and composition, compressibility, supplier volume convention and metered stage duty. Unknown conditions leave the background link incomplete; the record secondary mass coefficient is not a density.

• Selected flow: natural gas in the gaseous state 4f19ca0e-7b3b-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_gas
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Purchased makeup water (water)

Net external industrial water for quenching, cooling, scrubbing, cleaning and treatment; meter each header. Internal circulation is a physical ledger, not another external purchase. Separate reagent-carried water. Self-abstraction requires its own verified resource row and pumping/treatment boundary.

• Selected flow: Water for industrial use 81960a30-5488-4358-a28a-a0ee1f43f0f2
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Hydrated lime reagent (lime)

Conditional industrial hydrated-lime solid used for measured scrubber/effluent neutralisation or precipitation. Require Ca(OH)2 assay and dosing; bought slurry requires separate active-solid and carrier-water ledgers, never a pure-solid UUID for the entire slurry. No treatment recipe is imposed.

• Selected flow: hydrated lime 0ef11ca4-62b6-4a66-b5d9-76d6539ec86e
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Consumed graphite electrode (electrode)

For an electrode-consuming electric furnace, measure graphite installed, remaining stocks, withdrawn electrode and consumed mass over the same campaign. Distinguish oxidation to gas from physically removed stubs; do not assume every input kilogram becomes CO2.

• Selected flow: Electrode consumption c2c70bef-5b23-4f7c-8fc8-ae4b5a844396
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_maintenance
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Sintered magnesia lining replacement (refractory)

Conditional fired magnesite bricks of the actual sintered MgO lining; verify grade, composition and supplier route. Assign measured replacements over the served production campaign, retaining wear into product and removed solids separately. Other linings need their own atomic identities.

• Selected flow: fired magnesite brick 251839cf-ed91-4e67-b17c-3eb546eecd40
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_maintenance
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Mineral-oil-based formulated lubricating oil (oil)

Conditional actual maintenance lubricant including its declared additives, grade and contamination control. Pure mineral oil and PAO-specific records do not establish the identity of the complete formulated oil. Record net consumption and stock change.

• Selected flow: Mineral-oil-based formulated lubricating oil
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_maintenance
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Diesel for on-site handling (diesel)

Conditional diesel burned by on-site loaders or handling vehicles. Use actual fuel mass; if recorded in litres, measure supplier/batch density and temperature before conversion. External freight already represented by a transport dataset is not duplicated here.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Woven polypropylene sacks (bag)

Conditional 25 kg-format PP sacks matching the flow-specific packaging format, counted as Item(s); this is not a 25 kg reference product or a default fill mass. Weigh actual sack material for the physical mass ledger. The bag specification must identify whether liner and sewing thread are already included. Other sack sizes require a compatible identity.

• Selected flow: Woven polypropylene bag 9bfaad07-355e-467a-9bab-f95094e7c869
• Flow property / unit: Number of items / Item(s)
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pack
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Separate polyethylene liner (film)

Conditional separate actual PE film liner, not PET or polymer granulate. Count once: omit a separate purchased liner if already included in the sack supply. Verify polymer/CAS, grade, thickness, recycled content and mass.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene film e64eb06c-6dc9-45f1-b003-3dc6c44b27e2
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pack
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Separate polyester sewing thread (thread)

Conditional purchased polyester sewing thread measured separately only when not included in the sack supplier boundary. Declare polymer, construction, finish and measured mass; filament, cloth and yarn records that exclude sewing thread cannot stand in for it.

• Selected flow: Separate polyester sewing thread
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_pack
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Incoming road freight service (transport)

Actual road legs for ore, flux and other supplies, in t*km, excluding legs already included in the supplying dataset. Collect shipped mass, route distance, vehicle/load/backhaul and supplier scope. Add other real transport modes separately; this is a service, not vehicle manufacture.

• Selected flow: Freight Truck d55f1329-cd61-44c0-8000-9367d38d5634
• Flow property / unit: Goods transport (massdistance) / tkm
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Released unfortified fused fertilizer powder (finished_product)

The sole quantitative reference: net accepted glassy phosphate fertilizer powder from electric fusion of virgin phosphate rock with serpentine, with conditional quartz correction, water quench, dewatering, drying, milling and screening. No added N/K/S/micronutrient fortification, binder granulation, secondary slag or sludge-ash feed is covered. Packaging tare is excluded.

• Selected flow: Phosphate fertiliser 9c196b01-6aad-4252-a6e8-f853853a830c
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
• Collection protocol: cp_product
• Sources: ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; zennoh-fused-phosphate

Waste flows

Collected phosphate mineral dust sent off-site (dust_waste)

Measure one physically collected mineral-dust waste sent to a declared receiver, with origin, composition, moisture and hazard classification. Dust returned internally is retained only in the internal ledger; feed-grade dust and airborne emissions are different exchanges.

• Selected flow: Collected phosphate mineral dust sent off-site
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Dewatered inorganic quench/scrubber-treatment sludge (sludge)

One physically combined inorganic treatment-sludge stream only if actually mixed. Weigh wet output, dry solids, fluoride/phosphate/metals and receiver acceptance. Keep separate unmixed sludge origins as separate dataset rows; biological or oil sludge is not this flow.

• Selected flow: Dewatered inorganic quench/scrubber-treatment sludge
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Spent sintered magnesia lining (refractory_waste)

Conditional removed MgO-brick lining with actual contamination and receiver. Reconcile removed mass, wear into product, dust and remaining lining; aluminium-process refractories or magnesium smelting slag are not interchangeable.

• Selected flow: Spent sintered magnesia lining
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Used lubricating oil (oil_waste)

Actual used lubricating oil handed to a declared receiver; record contamination, water, mass and treatment. Do not borrow another record fixed oil/water percentages or assume incineration/recycling.

• Selected flow: Used lubricating oil 55d93375-7f04-4166-b2a2-88ce929051a5
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Quench/scrubber wastewater transferred for external treatment (effluent)

Conditional liquid wastewater transferred to an external treatment operator, in measured wet mass and declared composition. It is an alternative gate to the direct-outfall water/pollutant rows for the same liquid; emissions subsequently released by the receiver belong in its treatment dataset.

• Selected flow: Quench/scrubber wastewater transferred for external treatment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_effluent
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Rejected fused phosphate glass sent off-site (offspec)

Conditional discarded fused fertilizer glass, with measured composition, moisture and receiver status. Internal remelt is an internal return, not waste leaving the gate or a second reference product. Float-glass cullet is a different material.

• Selected flow: Rejected fused phosphate glass sent off-site
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Withdrawn graphite electrode stubs (spent_electrode)

Conditional physically removed electrode graphite, with contamination and receiver. Separate it from oxidised carbon and internal electrode stocks. Battery-recycling graphite does not match this origin.

• Selected flow: Withdrawn graphite electrode stubs
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Elementary flows

Fine particles to outdoor air (pm25)

PM2.5 actually crossing the site boundary from feed handling, furnace, dryer, mill, screening or packing after installed controls. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: particles (PM2.5) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9293-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Middle-size particles to outdoor air (pm10)

Only the disjoint PM2.5–PM10 mass, not total PM10 added to PM2.5. Retain comparable size-resolved tests. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: particles (PM2.5 - PM10) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9501-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Large particles to outdoor air (pmover10)

Only particles above PM10 crossing the boundary; settled or collected material and internal returns are not this air exchange. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: particles (> PM10) fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a70a-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Hydrogen fluoride to outdoor air (hf)

Conditional speciated HF from mineral-fusion gas after controls. Total fluoride reported as F cannot be inserted as kg HF without supported speciation and conversion. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: hydrogen fluoride 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9804-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Silicon tetrafluoride to outdoor air (sif4)

Conditional SiF4 measured at the environmental outlet; avoid counting the same fluoride again as HF or total fluoride. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: silicium tetrafluoride fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a706-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Fossil-origin carbon dioxide to outdoor air (co2)

Fossil gas, diesel and petrochemical/coal-derived electrode carbon oxidised to CO2, measured or calculated from a collected carbon balance. Geological carbonate carbon is a separate ledger and row. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Geogenic carbonate carbon dioxide to outdoor air (geogenic_co2)

Conditional mineral-carbonate decomposition CO2 from actual feed assay and carbon/species balance; no fossil-fuel or biogenic correction flow is assumed to identify it. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: Geogenic carbonate carbon dioxide to outdoor air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Fossil-origin carbon monoxide to outdoor air (co)

Measured fossil-origin CO; distinguish electrode/gas oxidation from carbonate carbon and reconcile with the carbon ledger. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: carbon monoxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-924e-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Nitrogen monoxide to outdoor air (no)

Actual NO after furnace/finishing/handling controls. Aggregate NOx as NO2-equivalent alone does not prove the NO mass; collect speciation or disclose the missing split. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: nitrogen monoxide 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-96ee-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Nitrogen dioxide to outdoor air (no2)

Actual NO2 species mass, not NOx total substituted for it. Do not duplicate the same NOx load in both NO and NO2; N2O is separate. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: nitrogen dioxide 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-96e5-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Sulfur dioxide to outdoor air (so2)

Conditional SO2 from measured feed/fuel sulfur and outlet monitoring; no sulfur-oxide family approximation or universal sulfur-to-SO2 conversion is imposed. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: sulfur dioxide fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-ac48-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Fossil methane to outdoor air (methane)

Conditional unburned/leaked fossil methane from actual gas or fuel handling; not a delayed-emission correction flow. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: methane (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9610-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Nitrous oxide to outdoor air (n2o)

Conditional measured N2O from installed combustion or other identified source, outside the NO/NO2 load. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: nitrous oxide 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-94c3-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Water vapour to outdoor air (water_air)

Actual net vapour from quench, drying and cooling; distinguish moisture removed from product, reagent water, combustion water and measured inlet humidity. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: water vapour fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-ac04-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Cadmium to outdoor air (cadmium_air)

Conditional relevant Cd load from mineral/feed characterization and outlet testing; report elemental-Cd mass and disjoint gas/particle speciation, not cadmium distearate. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: cadmium 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9674-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Mercury to outdoor air (mercury_air)

Conditional relevant Hg load; species and phase must support the selected elemental-Hg representation. Methylmercury compounds are not substitutes. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: mercury fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a8c4-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Arsenic to outdoor air (arsenic_air)

Conditional relevant As load from feed/outlet characterization on a declared elemental-As basis; extend separately for measured compounds incompatible with this representation. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: arsenic 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-91d7-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Lead to outdoor air (lead_air)

Conditional relevant Pb load on an elemental-Pb basis; tetraethyllead is not an elemental-lead match. This row has no default amount and uses outdoor air, subcompartment unspecified.

• Selected flow: lead 4d9a8790-3ddd-11dd-91dc-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_air
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Liquid water to freshwater (water_fresh)

Only liquid volume actually released to a demonstrated freshwater receiving body after on-site treatment. It is an emission, not abstraction or purchased water. These direct releases and an off-site wastewater transfer cannot both represent the same liquid. Quantities are collected only where applicable.

• Selected flow: Water 5e50fc01-19c6-4377-a1cc-bc65a12498ea
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_effluent
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Fluoride ion to freshwater (fluoride)

Actual dissolved fluoride-ion mass on an F basis at the direct outfall. Elemental F2, aqueous HF and fluorosilicate are not automatic matches. These direct releases and an off-site wastewater transfer cannot both represent the same liquid. Quantities are collected only where applicable.

• Selected flow: fluoride 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-93fb-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_effluent
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Phosphate to freshwater (phosphate)

Actual phosphate-species load expressed as PO4 mass. Collect measured speciation and distinguish dissolved/particulate/other P; total-P assay alone cannot prove all P is phosphate. These direct releases and an off-site wastewater transfer cannot both represent the same liquid. Quantities are collected only where applicable.

• Selected flow: phosphate 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9787-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_effluent
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

Suspended inorganic solids to freshwater (tss)

Actual undissolved solid mass at the direct outfall; dissolved solids and a water-unspecified identity do not establish the requested freshwater suspended-solid match. These direct releases and an off-site wastewater transfer cannot both represent the same liquid. Quantities are collected only where applicable.

• Selected flow: Suspended inorganic solids to freshwater
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect the actual applicable campaign exchange in the declared unit; divide by accepted net commercial powder mass Q from cp_product for the same campaign. Unknown is not zero.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_effluent
• Sources: jrc-cww-2016; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_physical	all physical streams	Preserve unallocated actual product, residue, water, gas and stock quantities and equal internal link endpoints. Product and co-product physical outputs are never multiplied by an allocation share.	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007; jrc-cww-2016
allocation_single	normal single-product unit	With one commercial fertilizer output, assign its attributable measured production and controls to that product; do not create fictional slag, nutrient coproducts or ash credits. Returned dust/glass/water has no external product function by itself.	epa-lca-principles-2006
allocation_multi	actual additional valuable output	Establish actual product/waste status, specification, receiver and function. If a commercial coproduct exists, add its separate measured physical output before modelling: first use subdivision or justified system expansion; otherwise a demonstrated causal physical relationship, or justified matched-period economic relation where physical causality is unavailable. No automatic wet-mass/equal share or avoided-product credit.	epa-lca-principles-2006
allocation_ledger	product burden reporting	Keep direct assignments, shared pools, factors summing to unity and sensitivity in a burden ledger separate from physical balances. Waste treatment stays attributed to its generating route; any credit requires explicit system/receiver evidence and absence of duplicate credit.	epa-lca-principles-2006

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_product	fused_powder_unit	net released product	measured_record	batch/SKU; gross/tare/net; accepted/rejected lots; stocks; commercial water; P2O5 total and declared extractant-soluble fraction; Ca/Mg/Si/F; trace elements; glass matrix; fineness; acceptance	Calibrated dispatch scales and lot-representative laboratory assays with specified extraction/test methods; reconcile stocks and actual supply state, retain unallocated release mass Q.	kg	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_material	fused_powder_unit	individual feeds and treatment reagent	measured_record	row/lot; supplier; received/charged/stocks; wet/dry/active fractions; mineral phases; P/Ca/Mg/Si/F; carbonate carbon; trace metals; particle size; fibrous minerals; receiver	Calibrated weights and representative feed/reagent assays, not literature burden ratios. Track structural water released from minerals separately from free feed moisture and purchased carrier water.	kg	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_energy	fused_powder_unit	electricity and on-site diesel	measured_record	stage meter/time; kWh; delivered voltage; actual supply mix/geography; loss boundary; load; diesel mass; volume/density/T; shared-service cause	Integrate calibrated stage meters; weigh actual diesel or convert measured litres using batch-compatible density. Assign shared services from measured drivers and retain stage measurements.	MJ; kg	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_gas	fused_powder_unit	finishing pipeline gas	measured_record	metered volume; T/P absolute; humidity; gas composition; compressibility; supplier reference T/P/wet-dry; actual NCV/GCV; dryer/auxiliary duty	Meter actual headers and record volume-reference conventions and traceable equation of state. Measure heat duty and fuel quality separately; an MJ unit or secondary mass coefficient is not a delivery-basis proof.	m3; MJ	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_water	fused_powder_unit	external makeup and internal water ledger	measured_record	supply header; makeup; internal quench/cooling/scrubber circulation; water in feeds/reagents/product/sludge; structural water; evaporation; blowdown; density/T; condensate; stock changes	Meter net external supply and all actual loop exits. Record origin and treatment in suppliers; structural/combustion water is a formation term, not another bought-water exchange.	kg; m3	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_maintenance	fused_powder_unit	electrode lining and formulated lubricant	measured_record	actual grade/composition; installed/withdrawn/stocks; service campaign and output; graphite fossil carbon; lining wear; lubricant additives; receiver	Weigh actual replacements, withdrawals and stock changes over the served campaign; separate oxidation, wear into product and removed residuals; record the complete lubricant specification.	kg	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_pack	fused_powder_unit	each actual sack liner and sewing thread	measured_record	supplier included components; sack format; Item(s); damaged units; actual fill/tare; PP/PE/PET grade and finish; wet/material mass; actual discarded material; reuse/receiver	Count bags and weigh representative tare/components and actual fill, separating each purchased component once. Reconcile damaged sacks, liner and thread cuttings in additional atomic waste rows where produced.	Item(s); kg	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_transport	fused_powder_unit	incoming road legs	measured_record	shipment tonnes; actual route kilometres; vehicle type; payload; backhaul; mode; supplying dataset transport boundary	Actual weighbridge/invoices and route records; sum tonnes × kilometres for each road leg once and demonstrate compatibility with the service provider. Other actual modes require separately defined rows.	t*km	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_waste	fused_powder_unit	each physically distinct external residual	measured_record	stream origin; wet mass; dry solids; water; F/P/C/metals; oil/graphite/lining composition; hazard status; receiver/specification; actual treatment; recycle/stocks	Weigh and sample each residual at its real exit and retain signed receiver/treatment evidence. Unmixed origins remain separate; internal returns are excluded from external totals.	kg	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_air	fused_powder_unit	each gas and particle release	measured_record	source/outlet/control; flow and sampling intervals; T/P/O2 wet-dry bases; species concentrations; PM2.5/PM10/total comparable tests; F species; NO/NO2/N2O; carbon origin; trace-metal speciation; limits; diffuse emissions	Matched outlet flow and representative laboratory monitoring of relevant species after actual controls, covering normal and start/stop states. Retain dry feed-handling/milling/packing diffuse dust and collected solids separately; no inferred zero from electric heating.	kg; m3; concentration; time	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_effluent	fused_powder_unit	each liquid gate and outfall species	measured_record	source; sewer/direct split; receiving medium; inlet/outlet volume and density; pH/T; TSS; F species; total/dissolved/particulate P and phosphate speciation; metals/COD where relevant; samples/limits; sludge water	Measure paired liquid flows and representative samples at pre/final treatment and real outfalls. Link the receiving environment or external operator; do not turn transferred wastewater into a direct elementary release. Add relevant actual species individually.	kg; m3; concentration; time	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty
cp_stage	fused_powder_unit	unallocated balances and burden accounting	measured_record	stage IDs; matched transfers; stocks; external feed/output; P/Ca/Mg/Si/F and trace impurities; H/O water ledger; fossil/geogenic/biogenic carbon; furnace/dryer heat; shared allocation cause; actual coproduct price/status	Preserve measured physical stage balances and equal link endpoints before allocating burdens. Measure losses, product assay, carbonate decomposition, electrode oxidation, internal reuse and heat recovery. Document actual causal/economic relations and uncertainty; never close balances by invented yield.	kg; MJ	each lot/transfer; continuous meters integrated; representative outlet campaigns	complete declared representative campaign including starts/stops, cleaning and stock reconciliation	same foreground unit and actual supplier/receiver interfaces	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration; test/speciation/detection limits; receipts; samples; timestamps; coverage and uncertainty

Retain raw unallocated totals for one matched route, supplied state, grade and representative campaign, including all attributable failed and zero-accepted-output batches, start/stop, cleaning, idle, returns and rework. Reconcile opening/closing work in progress and finished stocks with accumulated inventory burdens, documenting carry-in/carry-out attribution without lost or duplicated burdens. Q is strictly positive final accepted net commercial production reconciled with release, dispatch and stocks; exclude final rejects and do not recount returned, reworked and reaccepted material. Apply normalize_campaign once to each reconciled raw exchange total. Row-specific conversion and calculation descriptions, including the Q division in road_service, denote that same normalization rather than another division. A complete campaign with Q <= 0 requires a justified wider representative period or an incomplete result.

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
normalize_campaign	all inventory rows	N = campaign external exchange in its declared unit / Q; Q is the same-campaign accepted net commercial powder mass in kg from cp_product. Preserve numerator, Q, stocks and stage measurements. Retain raw unallocated totals for one matched route, supplied state, grade and representative campaign, including all attributable failed and zero-accepted-output batches, start/stop, cleaning, idle, returns and rework. Reconcile opening/closing work in progress and finished stocks with accumulated inventory burdens, documenting carry-in/carry-out attribution without lost or duplicated burdens. Q is strictly positive final accepted net commercial production reconciled with release, dispatch and stocks; exclude final rejects and do not recount returned, reworked and reaccepted material. Apply normalize_campaign once to each reconciled raw exchange total. Row-specific conversion and calculation descriptions, including the Q division in road_service, denote that same normalization rather than another division. A complete campaign with Q <= 0 requires a justified wider representative period or an incomplete result.	cp_product; row-specific protocol	quantity per 1 kg reference flow	jrc-cww-2016
material_components	wet feeds; lime; product; sludge	Component mass = measured wet parent mass × measured mass fraction. Dry/active matter, free carrier water and relevant structural water are explanatory parts, not extra purchased parent exchanges.	cp_material; cp_water; cp_product; cp_waste	physical component ledger	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007
electricity_conversion	electricity	MJ = measured kWh × 3.6; this defined unit conversion is not a furnace or dryer consumption default.	cp_energy	compatible energy per reference kg
load_species	air and direct freshwater species	Retain raw period species mass before normalization. With compatible concentration and gas/liquid flow rate, integrate concentration × flow rate × the matched interval duration using explicit units. If the gas/liquid quantity is already an integrated volume, sum concentration × matched volume and do not multiply by duration again. Apply normalize_campaign once to the resulting raw period load. For element versus compound reporting, use measured speciation and the declared molar-mass ratio; total NOx or total F/P alone does not prove individual species.	cp_air; cp_effluent	raw period species mass before normalize_campaign	jrc-cww-2016
particle_bins	pm25; pm10; pmover10	Fine = PM2.5; middle = comparable PM10 − PM2.5; large = comparable total PM − PM10. Independently tested disjoint bins may replace differences. Negative/incomparable differences require review, not clipping; do not add nested totals.	cp_air	disjoint particle mass ledger	jrc-cww-2016
gas_volume	gas	Provider-compatible volume is calculated from metered volume using the recorded actual and provider T/P absolute, wet/dry composition and compressibility convention with a traceable equation of state. No fixed density, NCV or default correction factor.	cp_gas	provider volume ledger and normalized m3
carbon_balance	co2; geogenic_co2; co; methane; electrode	For each carbon origin: measured inputs = carbon in products/residuals + carbon in actual emitted species + stock change, with stated uncertainty. Oxidised fossil electrode carbon converted to CO2 uses 44/12 only for the CO2-assigned carbon; use corresponding molar ratios for CO/CH4. Mineral carbonate carbon and any real biogenic carbon stay separate and are not deleted from LCI.	cp_material; cp_maintenance; cp_air; cp_stage	origin-specific unallocated carbon ledger	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007
phosphorus_basis	ore; finished_product; phosphate	P2O5 assay is an analytical expression, not a pure oxide addition. Record total and extractant-soluble fractions and wet/dry denominator separately. PO4 mass from a measured phosphate-as-P load uses molar mass PO4 / molar mass P only after confirming that phosphate fraction; do not treat all total P as PO4.	cp_material; cp_product; cp_effluent	analytical P ledger and speciated load	zennoh-fused-phosphate
water_energy_balance	stage links; water; water_air; water_fresh	Reconcile external free water, feed/reagent water, structural water release and combustion water with retained product/sludge moisture, vapour, liquid exits and stocks; reconcile furnace/finishing electricity/fuel with measured useful duty, cooling/quench heat and losses. Report residuals without invented yield, evaporation or steam credit. For actual neutralisation, precipitation or other reactions, retain independently evidenced water formation/consumption and dry-species formation/consumption terms from measured chemical forms and reaction extents. Complete-boundary total mass and elements conserve; individual water or dry species need not. Do not infer those reaction terms by forcing a residual, COD or assumed formula to close.	cp_water; cp_gas; cp_energy; cp_stage	physical water/H/O and energy ledgers	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007
road_service	transport	Road service = sum(shipped kg / 1000 × actual leg km), before dividing by Q; demonstrate actual load/backhaul provider basis and keep included upstream legs from being counted again.	cp_transport; cp_product	t*km per reference kg

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	product and feeds	Require measured unfortified glassy powder and virgin-rock/serpentine electric route; neither a category label nor a broad fertilizer UUID establishes composition or nutrient basis. Resolve contrary CAS/route fields before linking.	actual SKU, mineralogy, assays and process diagram
dq_measurement	all rows	Calibrated units, compatible supplier/receiver basis, matched campaign Q and representative time coverage; record uncertainty and independent stage readings. No borrowed purity, recipe, energy, yield or default emission rate.	cp_product; cp_stage; row protocols
dq_balances	physical streams	Keep unallocated mass, water/H/O, P/Ca/Mg/Si/F, trace-element, carbon-origin and energy ledgers, including dust capture, electrode oxidation, lining wear, coproducts, liquid transfers and stocks. Report residuals with uncertainty rather than inventing closure.	cp_stage; jrc-lvic-aaf-2007
dq_completeness	active actual exchanges	Capture normal/start/stop, cleaning, maintenance, diffuse dust and every relevant species; add actual extra chemicals, packaging wastes/filter media, transport or controls individually. Missing measurements or identities remain unknown, not zero.	stream register; cp_air; cp_effluent
dq_source_scope	all sources	IFA is a historical industry synthesis, Zennoh a distributor handbook and Yoorin a producer family; they do not establish universal quantities. JRC general balance/monitoring rules apply only in their stated scope, not other fertilizer chapters or legal limits. EPA is general historical LCA guidance, not a current standards-compliance claim.	source sections and actual applicability

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_identity	reference and feeds	Demonstrate the stated virgin-rock/serpentine electric fusion and unfortified glassy powder scope; excluded feeds/routes cannot be waived with a broad fertilizer name. Declare whole commercial kg separately from analytical P/P2O5.	ifa-fertilizer-china-2009; zennoh-fused-phosphate
validate_reference	finished_product	Exactly one completed final reference product output; denominator and collection aggregation are per 1 kg net commercial release in both languages. Equal internal handovers remain physical stage records.	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007
validate_supply	utilities and components	Verify actual energy/volume/count properties, gas conditions, electricity provider, package inclusions and wet/active/water bases. Missing supplier conventions prevent a complete background link even with a valid flow identity.	jrc-cww-2016
validate_species	elementary releases	Require true species, carbon origin and air/freshwater medium. Do not substitute F2 for HF/fluoride, total NOx for NO or NO2, N2O for NOx, dissolved solids for suspended solids, or correction flows for real emissions. Keep PM bins and captured/emitted mass disjoint; real biogenic CO2 remains in LCI.	jrc-cww-2016
validate_physical	balances and allocation	Reconcile physical outputs and equal internal links before burden allocation; no reduced physical coproduct output, disappearing water, invented carbonate conversion or duplicate dust/wastewater burden.	jrc-lvic-aaf-2007; epa-lca-principles-2006
validate_completeness	concrete dataset	Every active actual row needs quantity evidence, identity decision, property/unit, state, provider/receiver and route applicability. Unresolved identity, lump-only species assay, unknown quantity or unsupported conversion prevents a complete dataset claim; method authorship is not scientific approval or site verification.	jrc-cww-2016

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production dataset for the specified unfortified electric-fused powder
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Actual compatible powder supply to an explicitly assessed product system, with measured commercial and nutrient bases
excluded_use	Generic all-phosphatic-fertilizer average; kg nutrient without explicit assay conversion; excluded fusion/acidulation/secondary-feed routes; direct field-use impacts or crop/climate-credit claims
required_metadata	SKU, feed origins/assays, route, glass matrix, moisture/fineness, acceptance, Q/campaign, providers, utility conventions, packages, treatment/outfalls, stocks, coproduct/waste status, allocation and system gate
required_quality_disclosure	Actual measurements and uncertainty; source applicability; unknown or missing quantities/identities; background compatibility; closures and residuals; scientific-review state
update_trigger	Feed/route/grade/utility/packaging/control/receiver change, new primary evidence, confirmed identity correction, or failed quantity/physical compatibility

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc3-2025	official_guidance	UNSD, CPC Version 3.0 Explanatory Notes, 30 June 2025	pp./PDF165–166: phosphatic/superphosphate and multi-nutrient hierarchy. Classification context only; the residual label is not a recipe or whole-leaf method identity.
ifa-fertilizer-china-2009	handbook	IFA, The Chemical Fertilizer Industry in China: A Review and its Outlook, May 2009	Chapter3.2.1.2, p39/PDF57 and translation disclaimer PDF4: mineral-flux electric fusion, water quench and finishing. Historical national/plant quantities and performance, ore thresholds and other furnace routes are not defaults.
zennoh-fused-phosphate	handbook	Zennoh, Fertilizer Q&A Chapter2: Fused phosphate (ようりん), publisher handbook	pp76–78/PDF1–3, Figures1–2: fusion/quench/finishing and glass-network identity; distinguishes nutrient-enriched grades. Does not make mineral-slag feed interchangeable with virgin serpentine or impose handbook grade guarantees.
yoorin-phosphate-products	handbook	Yoorin, phosphate products, producer page	Product-family electrofusion statement and listed Mg/Master/S/B-Mag variants support a marketed physical family and exclusions. Promotional agronomic/climate claims and product recipes are not defaults or credits; actual SKU required.
jrc-lvic-aaf-2007	official_guidance	European Commission JRC, LVIC-AAF BREF, August 2007	Sections1.5.1–1.5.2 pp33–34/PDF61–62: general fertilizer-site mass/water/carbon/energy balance and measurement. Does not supply a thermal-fusion recipe or apply acidulation-specific chapters/limits.
jrc-cww-2016	official_guidance	European Commission JRC, Common Waste Water and Waste Gas Treatment/Management Systems in the Chemical Sector, 2016, JRC103096	BAT2–4 pp543–544/PDF573–574: chemical-plant stream register and relevant outlet/load monitoring. Actual relevant species determine the sampling plan; no BAT-AEL conversion to LCI or legal compliance claim.
epa-lca-principles-2006	official_guidance	US EPA, Life Cycle Assessment: Principles and Practice, EPA/600/R-06/060, May 2006	Chapter3, allocation, pp28–29: general industrial subdivision/expansion, physical and alternative/economic relationship hierarchy. Historical method guidance only; no generic fraction, plant recipe or assertion of current ISO compliance.