# LCA as a Tool for the Environmental Management of Car Tire Manufacturing
## 4 Results and Discussion
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Impact Category**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Production**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**USE**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**End of Life**} \\ \cline{2-7}  & **Traditional Tire** & **Eco Tire** & **Traditional Tire** & **Eco Tire** & **Traditional Tire** & **Eco Tire** \\ \hline Ozone layer & \(3.72\times 10^{-4}\) & \(6.65\times 10^{-5}\) & \(4.54\times 10^{-9}\) & \(4.34\times 10^{-9}\) & \(-1.10\times 10^{-5}\) & \(-5.51\times 10^{-6}\) \\ \hline Ecotoxicity & \(2.26\times 10^{-1}\) & \(1.44\times 10^{-1}\) & \(2.78\times 10^{-4}\) & \(2.68\times 10^{-4}\) & \(2.24\times 10^{-3}\) & \(3.63\times 10^{-3}\) \\ \hline Acidification/eutrophication & \(3.71\times 10^{-1}\) & \(2.88\times 10^{-1}\) & \(2.84\times 10^{0}\) & \(2.69\times 10^{0}\) & \(-3.47\times 10^{-3}\) & \(-6.10\times 10^{-3}\) \\ \hline Land use & \(1.93\times 10^{-1}\) & \(1.79\times 10^{-1}\) & \(4.86\times 10^{-6}\) & \(4.66\times 10^{-6}\) & \(0.00\times 10^{0}\) & \(0.00\times 10^{0}\) \\ \hline Mineral depletion & \(1.23\times 10^{-2}\) & \(8.39\times 10^{-3}\) & \(6.84\times 10^{-6}\) & \(6.71\times 10^{-6}\) & \(-1.70\times 10^{-3}\) & \(-3.93\times 10^{-6}\) \\ \hline Fossil fuels & \(3.18\times 10^{0}\) & \(2.33\times 10^{0}\) & \(9.78\times 10^{-6}\) & \(9.27\times 10^{-1}\) & \(-1.40\times 10^{-1}\) & \(-1.98\times 10^{-1}\) \\ \hline TOTAL & \(1.23\times 10^{1}\) & \(9.41\times 10^{0}\) & \(1.41\times 10^{2}\) & \(1.34\times 10^{2}\) & \(-1.81\times 10^{-1}\) & \(-2.38\times 10^{-1}\) \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 3: _Cont._ \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Substance**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Production**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**USE**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**End of Life**} \\ \cline{2-7}  & **Traditional Tire** & **Eco Tire** & **Traditional Tire** & **Eco Tire** & **Traditional Tire** & **Eco Tire** \\ \hline Carbon dioxide & \(2.77\times 10^{-2}\) & \(1.07\times 10^{-2}\) & \(1.24\times 10^{1}\) & \(1.17\times 10^{1}\) & \(-1.03\times 10^{-2}\) & \(-1.24\times 10^{-3}\) \\ \hline Carbon dioxide, fossil & \(1.69\times 10^{0}\) & \(1.33\times 10^{0}\) & \(6.62\times 10^{-3}\) & \(6.60\times 10^{-3}\) & - & - \\ \hline Methane, fossil & \(8.76\times 10^{-2}\) & \(6.86\times 10^{-2}\) & \(4.92\times 10^{-4}\) & \(4.92\times 10^{-4}\) & - & - \\ \hline Carbon dioxide, biogenic & \(1.63\times 10^{-2}\) & \(1.27\times 10^{-2}\) & \(3.35\times 10^{-5}\) & \(3.35\times 10^{-5}\) & - & - \\ \hline Nitrous oxide & \(4.54\times 10^{-3}\) & \(3.55\times 10^{-3}\) & \(6.46\times 10^{-7}\) & \(6.46\times 10^{-7}\) & \(8.53\times 10^{-6}\) & \(2.60\times 10^{-5}\) \\ \hline Carbon monoxide & - & - & \(3.08\times 10^{-3}\) & \(2.92\times 10^{-3}\) & - & - \\ \hline Carbon dioxide in air & \(-2.26\times 10^{-2}\) & \(-1.76\times 10^{-2}\) & \(-1.82\times 10^{-7}\) & \(-1.75\times 10^{-7}\) & - & - \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 6: Results of grouping and weighting of environmental damage from climate change at individual stages of the traditional and ecological tire life cycle [unit. Pt].