Application of water footprint to olive growing systems in the Apulia region: A comparative assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 2407-2418

  Pellegrini, Giustina ^a   Ingrao, Carlo ^a   Camposeo, Salvatore ^b   Tricase, Caterina ^a   Contò, Francesco ^a   Huisingh, Donald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue water Irrigation; Freshwater consumption; Olive oil sector; Water footprint assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECODESIGN; ECOLOGY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OLIVE OIL; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER; IRRIGATION; OILS AND FATS;

BLUE WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OIL SECTORS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; WATER FOOTPRINT;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84958167477     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.088     Document Type: Article

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