Revisiting the Life Cycle Assessment of mussels from a sectorial perspective

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-111

  Iribarren, Diego ^a   Moreira, Maria Teresa ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Canning industry; Fresh mussels; Frozen mussels; Life Cycle Assessment; Mussel cooking; Mussel sector; Seafood

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; FROZEN MUSSELS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MUSSEL FARMING;

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 70649102051     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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