Life cycle inventory and carbon and water foodprint of fruits and vegetables: Application to a swiss retailer

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3253-3262

  Stoessel, Franziska ^a   Juraske, Ronnie ^a   Pfister, Stephan ^a   Hellweg, Stefanie ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FARM MACHINERY; FOOD PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE HEATING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; PURCHASING DECISIONS; SEEDLING PRODUCTION; SWITZERLAND; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER STRESS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; FRUITS; FUEL STORAGE; GREENHOUSES; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); VEGETABLES; WATER SUPPLY;

LIFE CYCLE;

FERTILIZER; FOSSIL FUEL; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOSSIL FUEL; FRUIT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRADE-OFF; VEGETABLE;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COOLING; CROP; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE; HARVEST; HEATING; HUMAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; MACHINE; PURCHASING; SEEDLING; SWITZERLAND; VEGETABLE; WATER STRESS;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; PESTICIDES; SWITZERLAND; TRANSPORTATION; VEGETABLES; WATER;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84858673039     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2030577     Document Type: Article

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