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EcoSpold 1 · Calculation comparison

BAFU 2025 v2, Particulate matter

A comparison of published impact results with VoLCA calculations from the same source data and the publisher’s impact factors. Points on the diagonal agree.

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Engine version
volca 0.13.0 (8c0396c, v0.13.0, linux)
Measured on
Comparison measurements and reference
DatabaseBAFU 2025 v2
Source formatEcoSpold 1
Impact method collectionEF 3.1 adapted 1.05
Impact categoryParticulate matter
Unitdisease incidence
Activities compared11,560
Median ratio (VoLCA / published)1.0000
Comparison band1%
Activities outside the band0
Share outside the band0%
VerdictAgrees: meets the agreement a release is held to
Points drawn1,927
Largest relative deviation-0.07%
Activity with largest deviationxx Laser machining, metal, with CO2-laser, 4000W power {RER}
Published referenceBAFU-2025 version2_LCIA Results.xlsx
BAFU 2025 v2, Particulate matter
Each point is one activity: what BAFU 2025 v2 published for Particulate matter (disease incidence), against what VoLCA computes from the same EcoSpold 1 source under the publisher's own EF 3.1 adapted 1.05 factors. The black line is equality and the grey band is 1%. 11,560 activities were compared; 1,927 from inside the band are drawn, evenly spaced over the published value. Where several fall on one spot, at most three markers are drawn there, since a fourth would not darken it. Median ratio 1.0000, 0.00% outside the band. This meets the agreement a release is held to: at most 5% of activities outside the band and a median ratio inside it.