Cradle to retailer or quick service restaurant gate life cycle assessment of chicken products in Australia

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 291-300

  Bengtsson, Jonas ^a   Seddon, Julia ^b  

^a Edge Environment   (Australia)

^b Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chicken; Conventional; Free range; Inghams; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CALCINATION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; GLOBAL WARMING; IONIZING RADIATION; MEATS; OZONE LAYER; RADIATION EFFECTS; RIVERS; SALES; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); SUPPLY CHAINS; TOXICITY;

AUSTRALIA; CHICKEN; CONVENTIONAL; FREE-RANGE; INGHAMS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84869879947     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.034     Document Type: Article

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