Restaurant and food service life cycle assessment and development of a sustainability standard

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-49

  Baldwin, Cheryl ^a   Wilberforce, Nana ^a   Kapur, Amit ^a  

^a Green Seal   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecolabel; Food; Food service; Green Seal standard GS 46; Life cycle; Restaurant; Standard

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; FOSSIL FUEL;

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CERTIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951663134     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-010-0234-x     Document Type: Article

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