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Global Warming Potential of different types of diagnostic tests at different phases of the COVID pandemic
A life-cycle analysis assessment of COVID diagnostic tests

Suisse, 2022
DSTE

Reference ID

10.16909-dataset-52

DOI

Producer(s)

Sarah Courdier, Maxime Karlen

Collections

Department of occupational and environmental health (DSTE)

Metadata

Identification

Survey ID number

10.16909-dataset-52
Title

Global Warming Potential of different types of diagnostic tests at different phases of the COVID pandemic
Subtitle

A life-cycle analysis assessment of COVID diagnostic tests
Abbreviation or Acronym

LCA-COVID
Country
Name Country code
Suisse Suisse
Abstract

These data are not the result of a survey and are therefore not structured as such. It includes details of the parameters and calculation results of the life-cycle analysis carried out on the COVID tests.
Kind of Data

Process-produced data [pro]
Unit of Analysis

Two functional units are used in this study: (a) the performance of a test, and (b) the detection of a positive case

Version

Version Description

version 1.0 - raw simulation data for internal use
Version Date

2024-08-26

Scope

Notes

the scope of the study covers the entire life cycle of diagnostic tests used during COVID (manufacture, transport, use and disposal)

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

no geographic coverage (simulation data only)

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Sarah Courdier Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Maxime Karlen Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
David Vernez Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland Supervisor
Valérie d'Acremont Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland Supervisor
Julien Boucher Environmental-Action co-investigator
Alexandre Bouchet Environmental-Action co-investigator

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

no sampling, simulation data only

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

no questionnaires were used

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2022/02/01 2022/10/01
Mode of data collection
  • Other [oth]
Data Collectors
Name Affiliation Abbreviation
Sarah Courdier Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland SC
Maxime Karlen Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland MK
Supervision

Supervisors :
David Vernez
Valérie d'Acremont

Data processing

Data Editing

A proprietary Excel tool developed by the authors was used to perform the LCA analysis. The tool's calculation flows were based on the ISO 14040 standard, and the emission factors were taken from the Excel version of the Ecoinvent database : https://ecoinvent.org/database/

Data Access

Access authority
Name Affiliation URL Email
RACINE, Céline (Repository manager) Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland udd.data@unisante.ch
VERNEZ, David Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland https://orcid.org/orcid.org/0000-0002-3304-8727 david.vernez@unisante.ch
Confidentiality
Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
yes There is no confidential data in this dataset. The calculation formulas used for the ACL are not accessible, as they are used in a proprietary tool.
Access conditions

Dataset shared under the license CC-BY.
The calculation formulas used for the ACL are not accessible, as they are used in a proprietary tool. Therefore, the file is protected with a password.
Citation requirements

Courdier, S., Bouchet, A., Karlen, M., Boucher, J., D’Acremont, V., Vernez, V. A life-cycle analysis assessment of COVID diagnostic tests. Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Version 1.0 of the dataset (09/2024), provided by the Unisanté Research Data Repository. DOI:https://doi.org/10.16909/DATASET/52

Disclaimer and copyrights

Copyright

n.a.

Contacts

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
RACINE, Céline (Repository manager) Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland udd.data@unisante.ch
VERNEZ, David Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland david.vernez@unisante.ch https://orcid.org/orcid.org/0000-0002-3304-8727

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

10.16909-dataset-52
Producers
Name Abbreviation
Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland Unisanté
Study description in PDF

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