Addressing the freshwater use of a Portuguese wine ('vinho verde') using different LCA methods

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-55

  Quinteiro, Paula ^a   Dias, Ana Cláudia ^a   Pina, Leandro ^a   Neto, Belmira ^b   Ridoutt, Bradley G ^c   Arroja, Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Freshwater use; Life cycle assessment; Water scarcity; White wine

Indexed keywords

BREWERIES; CANALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LIFE CYCLE; WINE;

FRESHWATER SCARCITY; FRESHWATER USE; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NUMBER OF METHODS; QUALITY DEGRADATION; WATER SCARCITY; WHITE WINES;

WATER;

EID: 84897110012     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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