Product carbon footprint of rye bread

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-57

  Jensen, Jesper Kronborg ^a   Arlbjørn, Jan Stentoft ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attributional approach; Bread; Environmental assessment; Life cycle assessment; Product carbon footprint

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; FOOD PRODUCTS; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ATTRIBUTIONAL APPROACH; BREAD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 84905912395     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.061     Document Type: Article

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