Life cycle assessment of cheese and whey production in the USA

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1019-1035

  Kim, Daesoo ^a   Thoma, Greg ^a   Nutter, Darin ^a   Milani, Franco ^c   Ulrich, Rick ^a   Norris, Greg ^b  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^b Seattle   (United States)

^c Jeneil Biosurfactant Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheese; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Supply chain

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEESE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; CROP; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; MILK; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WHEY;

EID: 84879505400     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0553-9     Document Type: Article

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