From environmental nuisance to environmental opportunity: Housefly larvae convert waste to livestock feed

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 362-369

  Van Zanten, Hannah H E ^a   Mollenhorst, Herman ^a   Oonincx, Dennis G A B ^a   Bikker, Paul ^a   Meerburg, Bastiaan G ^a   De Boer, Imke J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Environment; House fly larvae; Insects; Life cycle assessment; Livestock feed

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; FOOD WASTE; FORESTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; WIND POWER;

ENVIRONMENT; HOUSE-FLIES; INSECTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIVESTOCK FEED;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 84930481295     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.106     Document Type: Article

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