Ecoinvent 3.12 -Difference between Cutoff System and Cutoff Unit

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Hello! I have juste downloaded the new version of Ecoinvent database, and I don't understand the difference between Ecoinvent 3.12 Cutoff System and Cutoff Unit. Could you help me ?

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asked 1 day ago in openLCA by Mauric (180 points)

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answered 1 day ago by Andreas Ciroth (145k points)

unit has unit processes, system has system processes.

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