Carbon footprint of a multi-ingredient seafood product from a business-to-business perspective

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-210

  Vázquez Rowe, Ian ^a   Villanueva Rey, Pedro ^a   Mallo, Juan ^b   De La Cerda, Juan José ^b   Moreira, M Teresa ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b PESCANOVA SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agri food chains; Fish sticks; Food industry; Patagonian grenadier; Seafood

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS; ENERGY RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; FOOD INDUSTRIES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PATAGONIAN GRENADIER; RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION; SEAFOOD;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; FISH; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROFITABILITY;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

EID: 84874902866     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.049     Document Type: Article

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