Evaluating environmental consequences of producing herbaceous crops for bioenergy

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 317-324

  McLaughlin, S B ^a   Walsh, M E ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Carbon balance; Energy balance; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOETHANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROP; CROPPING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; MEASUREMENT; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PLANT PRODUCTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

AGROCHEMICALS; BIOENERGY; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUELS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION RATES; SOIL QUALITY;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASS; SWITCHGRASS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031838193     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10066-6     Document Type: Article

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