After calculating the results, the Impact Assessment tab will open. It shows the characterized LCA results in several levels of details, depending on the choices you made in the calculation setup.
The graph Cumulative process contributions per impact category, % shows the cumulative process contribution and the process contribution to each LCIA indicator.
The corresponding table shows the characterized results (numerical values) and the process contribution to each LCIA indicator.
After the calculation is done, you will see graphs and tables with the results. The results overview will vary, depending on the impact assessment method you selected. Below is a short explanation of the most important results including damage assessment, normalization, weighting and single score. These different results each correspond to a tab on the calculation page.
Damage Assessment: Aggregates impact category indicators into damage categories (e.g., human health, resources, ecosystems).
Normalization: Relates impact results to a reference (e.g., regional or global averages) to understand their relative significance. After normalization the impact category indicators all have the same unit.
Weighting: Assigns relative importance to different impact categories. The impact category indicator is multiplied by the weighting factor.
Single Score: Combines weighted impacts into a single value.