The new update of the openLCA LCIA Method package (v2.7.2) is now available on Nexus.
These are the main highlights of the update:
Resource flows:
The following resource flows where added with their characterization factor to all relevant impact categories:
- Tellurium | Elementary flows/Resource/in ground | a8f1d01e-db87-449a-83e8-8b9b3bec8d5f
- Gold | Elementary flows/Resource/in ground | fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-a2bf-0050c2490048
- Platinum | Elementary flows/Resource/in ground | 041fab30-6556-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
- Phosphorus | Elementary flows/Resource/in ground | 041f5cea-6556-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
- Magnesium | Elementary flows/Resource/in ground | fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-aac3-0050c2490048
- Strontium | Elementary flows/Resource/in ground | f11aaecf-25cf-4fed-9eb7-2cfb900c368c
- Sodium | Elementary flows/Resource/in ground | fab932d4-0a58-491c-9d7f-294d07a7953d
Others:
Removed Mananese flow from “Nuclides” impact category of “Selected LCI results” method.
Where to obtain the latest openLCA LCIA Method package:
The method package is available on Nexus here: https://nexus.openlca.org/database/openLCA%20LCIA%20methods.
How to update the LCIA Methods in openLCA:
If you want to update the method package in a database that already contains the previous version, you have different options:
- Delete the current version of the method package (both methods and impact categories folders) and then import the latest one,
- Import the latest one and use the option “Overwrite all existing datasets”. This option will overwrite all the existing version of the method package with the newest one. At the end you will see the new folders and the old ones (both of methods and impact categories) which will be empty and you can safely delete.
We recommend to make a copy or a backup of the database in use before making any changes. Moreover, it’s not possible to have different version of the method package within the same database. In that case, we advise to have two copies of the same database with different versions of the methods imported.
For support requests you can contacts us on ask.openLCA.