Carbon footprint and air emissions inventories for US honey production: Case studies

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 392-400

  Kendall, Alissa ^a   Yuan, Juhong ^b   Brodt, Sonja B ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beekeeping; Coproduct allocation; Food system; Hive maintenance; Life cycle assessment; Transportation

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS;

AIR POLLUTANT; APICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; FOOD PROCESSING; HONEY PRODUCTION; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLLINATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

APOIDEA;

EID: 84878508545     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0487-7     Document Type: Article

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