Using Life Cycle Assessment methodology to assess UHT milk production in Portugal

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 442, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-234

  González García, Sara ^a,b   Castanheira, Érica G ^c   Dias, Ana Cláudia ^a   Arroja, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dairy sector; Environmental analysis; Life Cycle Assessment; Life Cycle Inventory (LCI); Milk; Ultra High Temperature (UHT)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; MILK; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE;

BEVERAGES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; LIFE CYCLE; MANURES;

DAIRIES;

AMMONIA; FERTILIZER; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERMENTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANURE; MILK PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOOD PRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRYING; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERMENTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LEACHING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MANURE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MILK PRODUCTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; STATISTICS;

PORTUGAL;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOT TEMPERATURE; MILK; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84869884199     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.035     Document Type: Article

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