Life cycle assessment of Ecuadorian processed tuna

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1415-1428

  Avadí, Angel ^a   Bolaños, Carolina ^b   Sandoval, Isabel ^c   Ycaza, Carla ^c  

^a UMR SAS   (France)

^b Negocios Industriales Real SA (NIRSA)   (Ecuador)

^c Centro de Convenciones Simón Bolívar   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Canning; Ecuador; Fuel use intensity; Tuna

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FUEL;

ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CONTAINER; ECUADOR; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNA;

EID: 84941317956     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0943-2     Document Type: Article

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