System delimitation in agricultural consequential LCA: Outline of methodology and illustrative case study of wheat in Denmark

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-364

  Schmidt, Jannick H ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Consequential modelling; Marginal data; System boundaries; System delimitation; System expansion; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; LAND USE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 45849132697     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-008-0016-x     Document Type: Article

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