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Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB) describing anthropogenic materials cycles, recycling, and criticality for 102 materials on spatial scales ranging from suburbs to global and timescales from the early 1800s to circa 2013

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1845
End Date
2013

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Myers, R.J., Reck, B.K., Hopple, J.A., Baker, M.S., Nassar, N.T., and Graedel, T.E., 2019, Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB) describing anthropogenic materials cycles, recycling, and criticality for 102 materials on spatial scales ranging from suburbs to global and timescales from the early 1800s to circa 2013: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WH2NZ1.

Summary

This data release presents the Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB). Its data describe the use of 102 materials from the early 1800s to circa 2013 through anthropogenic cycles, their recycling and criticality properties, and on spatial scales ranging from suburbs to global. This data collection was previously scattered across multiple non-uniformly formatted files such as journal papers, reports, and unpublished spreadsheets. These data have been synthesized into YSTAFDB, which is presented as individual comma-separated text files and also in MySQL and PostgreSQL database formats. Consolidation of these data into a single database can increase their accessibility and reusability, which is relevant to diverse stakeholders ranging [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Nedal T Nassar, National Minerals Information Center
Originator :
Rupert J Myers, Barbara K Reck, Jessica A Hopple, Michael S Baker, Nedal T Nassar, Thomas E Graedel
Metadata Contact :
Jessica A Hopple, Northeast Region
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals
SDC Data Owner :
National Minerals Information Center

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YSTAFDB_metadata.xml
“Metadata file”
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		251.93 KB application/fgdc+xml
ystafdb_mysql.zip
“YSTAFDB in MySQL format” 		1.29 MB application/zip
ystafdb_postgresql.zip
“YSTAFDB in PostgreSQL format” 		1.35 MB application/zip
YSTAFDB_CSV_files.zip
“The 38 tables in the YSTAFDB” 		1,020.4 KB application/zip
transformative_processes_input.zip
“Comma-separated text files that show the process/subsystem hierarchy” 		66.17 KB application/zip
YSTAFDB_structure.jpg
“Figure showing the representative table structure and relations in YSTAFDB” 		thumbnail 267.56 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

The purpose of the Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB) is to unify stocks and flows (STAF) data that were previously scattered across multiple non-uniformly formatted files into a single, consistently formatted database. By doing so, YSTAFDB facilitates higher availability of STAF data and thus deeper understanding of how materials may be more efficiently used.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits sharing and adapting of the material as long as you provide appropriate credit to the original authors, a link to the Creative Commons Licence, and a description of any changes made. Additional details regarding this CC BY 4.0 License can be found at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Figure showing the representative table structure and relations in YSTAFDB
Figure showing the representative table structure and relations in YSTAFDB

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  • USGS New Jersey Water Science Center 

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