Life cycle assessment of cultivating lettuce and escarole in Spain

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-203

  Romero Gámez, Mercedes ^a   Audsley, Eric ^b   Suárez Rey, Elisa M ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop; Environmental impact; Greenhouse; Mulch; Nitrate; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; CROPS; GREENHOUSES; LIFE CYCLE; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; VEGETABLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; GREENHOUSE STRUCTURE; HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS; MULCH;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

LACTUCA;

EID: 84901337316     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.053     Document Type: Article

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