Delving into the environmental aspect of a Sardinian white wine: From partial to total life cycle assessment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 472, Issue , 2014, Pages 989-1000

  Fusi, Alessandra ^a   Guidetti, Riccardo ^a   Benedetto, Graziella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

'Cradle to grave'; Life cycle assessment; Sardinia; Winemaking

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BREWERIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GLASS; GLASS BOTTLES; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE LAYER; WINE;

'CRADLE TO GRAVE; DISTANCE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; SARDINIA; TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS; WINEMAKING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ACIDIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ITALY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OZONE DEPLETION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WHITE WINE;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

VITACEAE;

'CRADLE TO GRAVE'; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SARDINIA; WINEMAKING;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUTROPHICATION; ITALY; WINE;

EID: 84890854658     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.148     Document Type: Article

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