Resource consumption and emissions from olive oil production: a life cycle inventory case study in Cyprus

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 809-821

  Avraamides, M ^a   Fatta, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Emissions; Life cycle inventory; Olive oil; Resource

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDES; RAW MATERIALS; TRANSPORTATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LYTHRODONTAS REGIONS; OLIVE OILS; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 38349088286     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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