Life cycle assessment of fresh pineapple from Costa Rica

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 152-163

  Ingwersen, Wesley W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Emergy; LCA; OpenLCA; Soil erosion; TRACI; Tropical fruits; USETox; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EROSION; FRUITS; HEALTH RISKS; LIFE CYCLE; REFRIGERATION;

EMERGY; OPENLCA; SOIL EROSION; TRACI; TROPICAL FRUITS; USETOX; WATER FOOTPRINT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 84877101842     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.05.035     Document Type: Article

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