A life cycle assessment of non-renewable energy use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with blueberry and raspberry production in northern Italy

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 458-460, Issue , 2013, Pages 414-418

  Girgenti, Vincenzo ^a   Peano, Cristiana ^a   Bounous, Michele ^a   Baudino, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AgrifruttaSoc Coop Agr   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blueberry production; LCA; Raspberry production; Strategic planning; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTION CENTRES; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY USE; NORTHERN ITALY; PLASTIC MATERIALS; PRODUCTION CYCLE;

GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CROP PRODUCTION; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CROP PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); ITALY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONRENEWABLE ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASPBERRY; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; BLUEBERRY PLANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRAGARIA; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY;

ITALY;

EID: 84877877474     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.060     Document Type: Article

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