Use of life cycle assessment methodology for determining phytoremediation potentials of maize-based cropping systems in fields with nitrogen fertilizer over-dose

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1530-1534

  Nie, Sheng Wei ^a   Gao, Wang Sheng ^a   Chen, Yuan Quan ^a   Sui, Peng ^a   Eneji, A Egrinya ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Environment impact; Life cycle assessment; Nitrogen fertilizer; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; COMPREHENSIVE INDICES; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; ENVIRONMENT IMPACT; FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PHYTOREMEDIATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIALS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955550402     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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