Regional water resource implications of bioethanol production in the Southeastern United States

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2261-2273

  Evans, Jason M ^a   Cohen, Matthew J ^a  

^a University of Gainesville   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Environmental impacts; Land use change; Life cycle analysis; Net energy; Nitrogen pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; WATER RESOURCE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS ECHINATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68549123554     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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