Assessment of carbon footprint and energy performance of the extra virgin olive oil chain in Umbria, Italy

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 482-483, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-79

  Rinaldi, S ^a   Barbanera, M ^a   Lascaro, E ^a  

^a Biomass Research Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cumulative energy demand; Extra virgin olive oil; Global warming; ISO TS 14067; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; DIGITAL STORAGE; GLASS; GLASS BOTTLES; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINERY; OLIVE OIL; ORCHARDS; SURVEYS;

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; ISO/TS 14067; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); TRANSPORTATION POLICIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOFUEL; CARBON; OLIVE OIL;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CULTIVATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORCHARD;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GLASS BOTTLE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; ITALY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ITALY; PERUGIA; UMBRIA;

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMAND; EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL; GLOBAL WARMING; ISO/TS 14067; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84896107524     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.104     Document Type: Article

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