Assessing freshwater ecotoxicity of agricultural products in life cycle assessment (LCA): A case study of wheat using French agricultural practices databases and USEtox model

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 841-847

  Berthoud, Amandine ^a   Maupu, Pauline ^a   Huet, Camille ^a   Poupart, Antoine ^a  

^a Direction Agriculture Durable et Développement   (France)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Freshwater ecotoxicity; Life cycle assessment; Plant protection; Substitution active ingredient; USEtox; Wheat

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; AGRONOMY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USETOX MODEL; WINTER WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80052740178     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0321-7     Document Type: Article

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