Environmental Footprint (EF) Impact Assessment
The table below presents the evolution of the life cycle impact assessment methods in the different stages of the Environmental Footprint.      
Changes of impact assessment models with respect to the previous EF version are reported in bold
  EF 2013 (recommendation)   EF reference package 2.0 (EF pilot phase)1 EF reference package 3.0 (EF transition phase)2
Impact category name EF characterization model Unit Model source Impact category name EF characterization model Unit Model source EF characterization model Unit Model source
Climate Change Bern model - Global Warming Potentials (GWP) over a 100 year time horizon kg CO2 eq Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007 Climate change, total Bern model - Global Warming Potentials (GWP) over a 100 year time horizon kg CO2 eq Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2013 Bern model - Global Warming Potentials (GWP) over a 100 year time horizon kg CO2 eq Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2013
Ozone Depletion EDIP model based on the ODPs of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) over an infinite time horizon kg CFC-11 eq World Metereological Organisation (WMO), 1999 Ozone depletion EDIP model based on the ODPs of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) over an infinite time horizon kg CFC-11 eq World Metereological Organisation (WMO), 2014 EDIP model based on the ODPs of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) over an infinite time horizon kg CFC-11 eq World Metereological Organisation (WMO), 2014
Human Toxicity - cancer effects USEtox model CTUh Rosenbaum et al., 2008 Human toxicity, cancer USEtox model CTUh Rosenbaum et al., 2008 USEtox model CTUh based on USEtox2.1 model (Fantke et al. 2017), adapted as in Saouter et al., 2018
Human Toxicity - non-cancer effects USEtox model CTUh Rosenbaum et al., 2008 Human toxicity, non-cancer USEtox model CTUh Rosenbaum et al., 2008 USEtox model CTUh based on USEtox2.1 model (Fantke et al. 2017), adapted as in Saouter et al., 2018
Particulate Matter / Respiratory Inorganics RiskPoll model kg PM2.5 eq Humbert, 2009 Particulate matter PM model disease incidences Fantke et al., 2016 in UNEP 2016 PM model disease incidences Fantke et al., 2016 in UNEP 2016
Ionising radiation - human health effects Human Health effect model kBq U-235 eq. Dreicer et al., 1995 Ionising radiation, human heatlh Human Health effect model kBq U-235 eq. Frischknecht et al, 2000 (as developed by Dreicer et al. 1995) Human health effect model kBq U-235 eq.  Frischknecht et al, 2000 (as developed by Dreicer et al. 1995)
Photochemical Ozone formation LOTOS-EUROS model kg NMVOC eq. Van Zelm et al., 2008, as applied in ReCiPe 2008 Photochemical ozone formation, human health LOTOS-EUROS model kg NMVOC eq. Van Zelm et al., 2008, as applied in ReCiPe 2008 LOTOS-EUROS model kg NMVOC eq. Van Zelm et al., 2008, as applied in ReCiPe 2008
Acidification Accumulated Exceedance model mol H+ eq Seppala et al., 2006; Posch et al., 2008 Acidification Accumulated Exceedance model mol H+ eq Seppala et al., 2006; Posch et al., 2008 Accumulated Exceedance model mol H+ eq Seppala et al., 2006; Posch et al., 2008
Eutrophication - terrestrial Accumulated Exceedance model mol N eq Seppala et al., 2006; Posch et al., 2008 Eutrophication, terrestrial Accumulated Exceedance model mol N eq Seppala et al., 2006; Posch et al., 2008 Accumulated Exceedance model mol N eq Seppala et al., 2006; Posch et al., 2008
Eutrophication - aquatic fresh water EUTREND model kg P eq Struijs et al., 2009 as applied in ReCiPe 2008 Eutrophication, freshwater EUTREND model kg P eq Struijs et al., 2009 as applied in ReCiPe 2008 EUTREND model kg P eq Struijs et al., 2009 as applied in ReCiPe 2008
Eutrophication - aquatic marine EUTREND model kg N eq Struijs et al., 2009 as applied in ReCiPe 2008 Eutrophication, marine EUTREND model kg N eq Struijs et al., 2009 as applied in ReCiPe 2008 EUTREND model kg N eq Struijs et al., 2009 as applied in ReCiPe 2008
Land Transformation Soil Organic Matter (SOM) model kg (deficit) Mila i Canals, 2007 Land use Soil quality index based on LANCA pt (Regionalised CFs) Soil quality index as in Sala et al. 2019 based on Bos et al., 2016 Soil quality index based on LANCA pt (Regionalised CFs) Soil quality index based on an updated LANCA model (De Laurentiis et al. 2019) and on the LANCA CF version 2.5 (Horn and Meier, 2018)
Ecotoxicity for aquatic fresh water USEtox model CTUe Rosenbaum et al., 2008 Ecotoxicity, freshwater USEtox model CTUe Rosenbaum et al., 2008 USEtox model CTUe based on USEtox2.1 model (Fantke et al. 2017), adapted as in Saouter et al., 2018
Resource Depletion - water Swiss Ecoscarcity model (2006) m3 water use related to local scarcity of water Frischknecht et al., 2008 Water use AWARE model m3 water eq of deprived water (Regionalised CFs) Boulay et al., 2018 ; UNEP 2016 AWARE model m3 water eq of deprived water (Regionalised CFs) Boulay et al., 2018; UNEP 2016
Resource Depletion - mineral, fossil CML2002 model - Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP) reserve base kg Sb eq van Oers et al., 2002 as in CML 2002 Resource use, fossils CML 2002 model - Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP) fossil MJ van Oers et al., 2002 as in CML 2002 method, v.4.8 CML 2002 model - Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP) fossil MJ van Oers et al., 2002 as in CML 2002 method, v.4.8
Resource use, minerals and metals CML2002 model - Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP) ultimate reserve kg Sb eq van Oers et al., 2002 as in CML 2002 method, v.4.8 CML2002 model - Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP) ultimate reserve kg Sb eq van Oers et al., 2002 as in CML 2002 method, v.4.8
pt: points
1 - further details on adaptation on models and characterisation factors in Fazio et al 2018a https://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu//permalink/supporting_Information_final.pdf
2 -further details on adaptation on models and characterisation factors in Fazio et al 2018b https://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu//permalink/TR_SupportingCF_FINAL.pdf