EPD TRANSPARENCY BRIEF MARMOLEUM TILE 2.0MM

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Lifecycle Impact Categories
The document assesses environmental impacts throughout the product's lifecycle, including raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, use, and disposal.

Global Warming Potential: Long-term changes in global weather patterns caused by increased greenhouse gases.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential: Air pollution (smog) resulting from sunlight reacting with hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds.
Eutrophication Potential: Excessive nutrients causing algae growth in lakes, blocking sunlight, and harming aquatic life.
Ozone Depletion Potential: Destruction of the ozone layer by human-made pollution, increasing harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Acidification Potential: Decrease in pH and increase in acidity of water bodies due to emissions, harming aquatic life.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Elements): Reduction of non-renewable resources like metals and gases due to human activity.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Fossil Fuels): Decreasing availability of non-renewable carbon-based compounds like oil and coal.

EPD Transparency Brief
The document provides a summary of content from the manufacturer's ISO 14025-compliant Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certified by UL. For full details, visit www.ul.com/environment.

Material Content
Material content is measured to 1% and includes details on component, material availability, mass percentage, and origin.

Recycling or Reuse Standards
Information on pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content percentages, VOC emissions, and water consumption is provided.

Energy
Details on renewable and non-renewable energy usage are included, expressed in percentage and megajoules (mJ).

Manufacturer Contact Information
Includes name, phone, email, and website for further inquiries.

Catalog excerpts

EPD TRANSPARENCY BRIEF MARMOLEUM TILE 2.0MM-1

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION EPD Transparency Brief COMPANY NAME Forbo Flooring Systems PRODUCT TYPE Resilient Linoleum Floor Covering PRODUCT NAME Marmoleum Tile 2.0mm Marmoleum tile is a linoleum floor covering complying with all requirements of EN-ISO 24011: Specification for plain and decorative linoleum. PRODUCT CATEGORY RULE PCR-Flooring Including Carpet, Resilient, Laminate, Ceramic Wood (NSF 2012) LIFECYCLE IMPACT CATEGORIES The environmental impacts listed below were assessed throughout the product's lifecycle - including raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, use, and disposal at end of life. FUNCTIONAL UNIT The functional unit is one square meter of installed product and the use stage is considered for one year of service life.

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EPD TRANSPARENCY BRIEF MARMOLEUM TILE 2.0MM-2

MATERIAL CONTENT Material content measured to 1%. pre-consumer recycled content RECYCLING OR REUSE Marmoleum tile can be recycled or composted. Check with your local Forbo business unit as it pertains to material take-back or reclamation programs. RENEWABLE ENERGY NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY manufacturer contact info The information presented herein is a summary of content contained in the manufacturer’s ISO 14025-compliant EPD certified by UL. Please visit www.ul.com/environment to download the full EPD. UL, the UL logo, and UL certification mark are trademarks of UL LLC. All other marks are the property...

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