Uncertainties in the carbon footprint of refined wheat products: A case study on Swedish pasta

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 338-350

  Röös, Elin ^a   Sundberg, Cecilia ^a   Hansson, Per Anders ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Carbon labeling; Food products; Pasta; Uncertainty analysis; Wheat products

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PASTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL PROPERTY; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79958742147     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0270-1     Document Type: Article

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