An extended life cycle analysis of packaging systems for fruit and vegetable transport in Europe

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1549-1567

  Albrecht, Stefan ^a   Brandstetter, Peter ^a   Beck, Tabea ^a   Fullana I Palmer, Pere ^b   Grönman, Kaisa ^c   Baitz, Martin ^d   Deimling, Sabine ^d   Sandilands, Julie ^d   Fischer, Matthias ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNESCO Department of Life Cycle and Climate Change   (Spain)

^c LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d PE INTERNATIONAL AG   (Germany)

^e FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetables; LCA; LCC; Packaging; Social LCA; Transport

Indexed keywords

OZONE; PLASTIC;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONTAINER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERT SYSTEM; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; VEGETABLE; WOOD;

EID: 84884351539     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0590-4     Document Type: Article

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