Environmental impact of meat meal fertilizer vs. chemical fertilizer

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1078-1086

  Spangberg J ^a   Hansson, P A ^a   Tidaker P ^a   Jonsson H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemical fertilizer; Energy recovery; LCA; Meat meal; Organic fertilizer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS; ARABLE LAND; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; LCA; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; SPRING WHEAT;

BYPRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MEATS; NUTRIENTS; RECOVERY;

FERTILIZERS;

CADMIUM; CHEMICAL FERTILIZER; FERTILIZER; MEAT MEAL FERTILIZER; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ARABLE LAND; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZER; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; WHEAT;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVEST INDEX; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79960949354     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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