Environmental costs of meat production: The case of typical EU pork production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 28, Issue , 2012, Pages 168-176

  Nguyen, Thu Lan T ^a   Hermansen, John E ^a   Mogensen, Lisbeth ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental costs; Monetarization; Pork production; Stepwise2006

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION FACTOR; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; EQUAL SIZES; IMPROVEMENT MEASURE; INORGANICS; MANURE MANAGEMENT; MEAT PRODUCTION; MONETARIZATION; PORK PRODUCTION; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; REAL COSTS; STEPWISE2006;

EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; MANURES; MEATS;

COST REDUCTION;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84858335208     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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