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Product Environmental Profile – PEP
ENVPEP1511013_V1 / PEP Ecopassport SCHN-2015-174 Published by: Schneider Electric 11-2015
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Glossary
Air Acidification (AA) The acid substances present in the atmosphere are carried by rain. A high level of acidity in the rain
can cause damage to forests. The contribution of acidification is calculated using the acidification
potentials of the substances concerned and is expressed in mode equivalent of H
+
.
Air Toxicity (AT) This indicator represents the air toxicity in a human environment. It takes into account the usually
accepted concentrations for several gases in the air and the quantity of gas released over the life
cycle. The indication given corresponds to the air volume needed to dilute these gases down to
acceptable concentrations.
Energy Depletion (ED) This indicator gives the quantity of energy consumed, whether it is from fossil, hydroelectric, nuclear or
other sources. It takes into account the energy from the material produced during combustion. It is
expressed in MJ.
Global Warming (GW) The global warming of the planet is the result of the increase in the greenhouse effect due to the
sunlight reflected by the earth’s surface being absorbed by certain gases known as "greenhouse-
effect" gases. The effect is quantified in gram equivalent of CO
2
.
Hazardous Waste Production (HWP) This indicator quantifies the quantity of specially treated waste created during all the life cycle phases
(manufacturing, distribution and utilization). For example, special industrial waste in the manufacturing
phase, waste associated with the production of electrical power, etc. It is expressed in kg.
Ozone Depletion (OD) This indicator defines the contribution to the phenomenon of the disappearance of the stratospheric
ozone layer due to the emission of certain specific gases. The effect is expressed in gram equivalent
of CFC-11.
Photochemical Ozone Creation (POC) This indicator quantifies the contribution to the "smog" phenomenon (the photochemical oxidation of
certain gases which generates ozone) and is expressed in gram equivalent of ethylene (C
2
H
4
).
Raw Material Depletion (RMD) This indicator quantifies the consumption of raw materials during the life cycle of the product. It is
expressed as the fraction of natural resources that disappear each year, with respect to all the annual
reserves of the material.
Water Depletion (WD) This indicator calculates the volume of water consumed, including drinking water and water from
industrial sources. It is expressed in dm
3
.
Water Eutrophication (WE)
Eutrophication is a natural process defined as the enrichment in mineral salts of marine or lake waters
or a process accelerated by human intervention, defined as the enrichment in nutritive elements
(phosphorous compounds, nitrogen compounds and organic matter). This indicator represents the
water eutrophication of lakes and marine waters by the release of specific substances in the effluents.
It is expressed in grams equivalency of PO43-(phosphate).
Water Toxicity (WT) This indicator represents the water toxicity. It takes into account the usually accepted concentrations
for several substances in water and the quantity of substances released over the life cycle. The
indication given corresponds to the water volume needed to dilute these substances down to
acceptable concentrations.
PEP achieved with Schneider-Electric TT01 V10 and TT02 V19 procedures in compliance with ISO14040 series standards
Registration N° : SCHN-2015-174
Applicable PCR : PEP–PCR–ed 2.1-EN-2012 12 11
Applicable PSR : PSR-0005-ed1-FR-2012 12 11
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In compliance with ISO 14025:2006 type III environmental declarations
PCR review was conducted by an expert panel chaired by J. Chevalier (CSTB).
The elements of the actual PEP cannot be compared with elements from another program.
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