EcoSpold 1 · Calculation comparison

BAFU 2025 v1, Waste, non radioactive

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.

Engine version: volca 0.14.0 (bd7e64a, v0.14.0, linux)
Measured on: 2026-09-20

Comparison measurements and reference
Database	BAFU 2025 v1
Source format	EcoSpold 1
Impact method collection	Ecological Scarcity 2021
Impact category	Waste, non radioactive
Unit	UBP
Activities compared	11,545
Median ratio (VoLCA / published)	0.9288
Comparison band	1%
Activities outside the band	10,501
Share outside the band	90.96%
Verdict	Disagrees: misses the agreement a release is held to
Points drawn	2,094
Largest relative deviation	-99.96%
Activity with largest deviation	Disposal, hemp lime concrete {CH}
Published reference	BAFU-2025 ecospold1.zip!BAFU-2025_LCIA Results.xlsx

Each point is one activity: what BAFU 2025 v1 published for Waste, non radioactive (UBP), against what VoLCA computes from the same EcoSpold 1 source under the publisher's own Ecological Scarcity 2021 factors. The black line is equality and the grey band is 1%. 11,545 activities were compared; 10,501 fall outside the band, more than a picture can hold, so 1,925 of the 11,545 are drawn, evenly spaced over the published value whichever side of the band they fall, and the 169 of the 200 farthest from equality that this walk missed are added. Where several fall on one spot, at most three markers are drawn there, since a fourth would not darken it. Median ratio 0.9288, 90.96% outside the band. This misses the agreement a release is held to: at most 5% of activities outside the band and a median ratio inside it.