LCA & material health results & interpretation PROFLO® Single Handle Lavatory Faucet
Evaluation programs
The Health Product Declaration®
The HPD Open Standard provides a consistent, and transparent format to accurately disclose the material contents and associated hazard classifications for a building product.
How it works
Material ingredients are screened and categorized according to the hazards that international governmental bodies and toxicology experts have associated with them, based on two listings:
- Authoritative lists maintained or recognized by government bodies
- Screening lists, which include chemicals that government bodies determined need further scrutiny, as well as chemical lists not recognized by any government body.
Assessment scope and results
Health Product Declaration®
PROFLO® Single Handle Lavatory Faucet
Inventory threshold: 1000ppm
Full disclosure known hazards: Yes
Based on the selected content inventory threshold:
- Characterized
- Screened
- Identified
GreenScreen® List Translator Scores
- List Translator Likely Benchmark 1 / Benchmark 1An LT-1 chemical score is based on lists that identify it as a Chemical of High Concern.
- List Translator Possible Benchmark 1An LT-P1 chemical score translates to Possible BM1 and reflects the presence of the chemical on Screening A or B lists and some uncertainty about the classification for key endpoints. Further research is needed on the flagged endpoint to determine if the chemical is indeed a GreenScreen Benchmark 1.
- List Translator Benchmark UnknownAn LT-U chemical score indicates that there is insufficient information to apply the GreenScreen Benchmark Scoring algorithm to the chemical. That can be a good sign. Typically, only hazardous chemicals are found on hazard lists. However, lack of presence on hazard lists can also mean that the chemical has not been well tested. A full GreenScreen assessment will need to be performed to determine if a chemical is a Benchmark 2, 3 or 4.
- Benchmark 2Prefer-safer chemical.
- Benchmark 3Prefer-safer chemical.
- Benchmark 4Prefer-safer chemical.
- No GS data availableNo data available on List Translator lists.
Total VOC Content
Total Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content for liquid/wet applied products. VOCs get released into the air as the wet applied products dry. VOCs can cause acute symptoms, including headaches and dizziness.VOC Content data is not applicable for this product category.
What's in this product and why
Zinc used in facuet handles and brass used in faucet pipe nut demonstrate potential human health hazards in this product's HPD.
Even though about 87.5% of the product mass shows human health hazards during hazard screening, there is no real health risk to the consumers. ZInc is generally not harmful in its solid form. Faucets are designed to minimize zinc leaching and lead leaching to ensure the risk to human is minimal.
How we're making it healthier
PROFLO® Single Handle Lavatory Faucet is lead free backed up with lead free certification (NSF 372-2016) which reduces any possibility of lead leaching.
See how we make it greenerReferences
Health Product Declaration®
PROFLO® Single Handle Lavatory Faucet
Health Product Declaration Open Standard - all versions
The standard provides guidance to accurately disclose the material contents of a building product using a standard, consistent, and transparent format.
SM Transparency Report (EPD) ™ + Material Health Overview ™
- VERIFICATION LCA
- 3rd-party reviewed
- Transparency Report (EPD)
- 3rd-party verified
Validity: 08/13/2024 – 08/12/2029
FER – 20240813 – 001
- Material HealthMaterial
evaluation - Self-declared
This environmental product declaration (EPD) was externally verified by Industrial Ecology Consultants, according to ISO 21930:2017; SM Part A; SM Part B: Commercial/public metered and manual lavatory faucets; and ISO 14025:2006.
Industrial Ecology Consultants
35 Bracebridge Rd
Newton, MA 02459
www.industrial-ecology.com
(617) 553-4929
SUMMARY
Reference PCR
SM Part B: Commercial/public metered and manual lavatory faucets, v3.0
Regions; system boundaries
North America; Cradle-to-grave
Functional unit
One lavatory faucet in an average commercial environment over the estimated service life of the building
LCIA methodology; LCA software; LCI database
TRACI 2.1; SimaPro Analyst 9.5; ecoinvent v3.10 and US-EI 2.2 databases
Public LCA
LCA background report of Ferguson single handle lavatory faucets & residential two-piece toilets
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