Life cycle assessment of milled rice production: Case study in Thailand

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-203

  Kasmaprapruet, Sakaorat ^a   Paengjuntuek, Woranee ^a   Saikhwan, Phanida ^a   Phungrassami, Harnpon ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Global warming; Life cycle assessment; Rice production

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649090516     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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