Environmental assessment of dehydrated alfalfa production in Spain

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1005-1012

  Gallego, Alejandro ^a   Hospido, Almudena ^a   Moreira, María Teresa ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Ebro Valley; Environmental hot spots; Feed; Life Cycle Assessment; Livestock

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; EBRO VALLEY; FEED; HOT SPOT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIVESTOCK;

ACIDIFICATION; AUTOMOBILES; CROPS; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LANDFORMS; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; RATING; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER;

ACIDIFICATION; ALFALFA; COMBUSTION; CROP PRODUCTION; DEHYDRATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FORAGE; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACIDIFICATION; ALFALFA; ANIMAL FOOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CROP PRODUCTION; DEHYDRATION; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLUID INTAKE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOOXIDATION; PLANT WATER CONTENT; SEED PRODUCTION; SPAIN; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

EBRO VALLEY; SPAIN;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 79960962235     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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