Greenhouse gas emission analysis for USA fluid milk processing plants: Processing, packaging, and distribution

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Nutter, Darin W ^a   Kim, Dae Soo ^a   Ulrich, Richard ^a   Thoma, Greg ^a  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY USAGE; GATE TO GATES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT MODEL; MILK PROCESSING; REFRIGERATED STORAGES; TAILPIPE EMISSION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA HANDLING; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLEET OPERATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; LOADING; RETAIL STORES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

RUMEX;

EID: 84876735219     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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