Life cycle assessment of intensive striped catfish farming in the Mekong Delta for screening hotspots as input to environmental policy and research agenda

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 903-915

  Bosma, Roel ^a   Anh, Pham Thi ^b   Potting, José ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Van Lang University   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Environmental impact; LCA; Pangasius; Striped catfish; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858337940     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0324-4     Document Type: Article

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