The environmental impact of the production of fresh cut salad: a case study in Italy

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 162-175

  Fusi, Alessandra ^a   Castellani, Valentina ^b   Bacenetti, Jacopo ^a   Cocetta, Giacomo ^a   Fiala, Marco ^a   Guidetti, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Greenhouse cultivation; Lamb lettuce salad; Life cycle assessment; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PROCESSING; FRESH CUT SALAD; GREENHOUSE; ITALY; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LETTUCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84955182796     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-1019-z     Document Type: Article

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