Life cycle assessment of a rice production system in Taihu region, China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-161

  Wang, Mingxin ^a   Xia, Xunfeng ^b   Zhang, Qianjin ^c   Liu, Jianguo ^a  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Environmental Science Research Institute   (China)

^c TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF URBAN CONSTRUCTION   (China)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Life cycle assessment; Rice; Water

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PADDY FIELD; PHOSPHORUS; RICE; RUNOFF; TRANSPORTATION;

CHINA; TAIHU;

EID: 84862908414     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504501003594224     Document Type: Article

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