Assessing agricultural soil acidification and nutrient management in life cycle assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 431-441

  Peters, Gregory M ^a   Wiedemann, Stephen ^b   Rowley, Hazel V ^a   Tucker, Robyn ^a   Feitz, Andrew J ^c   Schulz, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b FSA Consulting   (Australia)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

LCA; Nutrient management; Red meat; Soil acidification potential

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MEAT INDUSTRY; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PASTURELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED MEAT; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79960629546     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0279-5     Document Type: Article

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