Environmental and sustainability factors associated with next-generation biofuels in the U.S.: What do we really know?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 4763-4775

  Williams, Pamela R D ^a   Inman, Daniel ^b   Aden, Andy ^b   Heath, Garvin A ^b  

^a E Risk Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; BIOREFINERIES; CONVERSION PROCESS; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; CORN GRAIN; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ENERGY CROPS; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; FOREST RESIDUE; LAND-USE CHANGE; MICRO-ALGAE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; SOIL HEALTH; SOLID WASTE STREAMS; SOYBEAN PRODUCTION; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FEEDSTOCKS; FUELS; LAND USE; RIVER POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; DIESEL FUEL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; SOYBEAN; SUSTAINABILITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE; REVIEW; SOIL QUALITY; SOLID WASTE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL FEED; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PETROLEUM; SOYBEANS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; ENERGY; ETHANOL; FARM CROPS; FUELS; LAND USE; RIVERS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67649954724     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900250d     Document Type: Review

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