Environmental Impact of the Production of Mealworms as a Protein Source for Humans - A Life Cycle Assessment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Oonincx, Dennis G A B ^a   de Boer, Imke J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BEEF; BREEDING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INDUSTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PORK; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TENEBRIO;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; TENEBRIO;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84871330152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051145     Document Type: Article

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