Life Cycle Assessment of organic and conventional apple supply chains in the North of Italy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 654-663

  Longo, Sonia ^a   Mistretta, Marina ^b   Guarino, Francesco ^a   Cellura, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apples; Conventional; Energy; Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment; Organic

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUITS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

APPLES; CONVENTIONAL; ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); ORGANIC;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84959230035     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.049     Document Type: Article

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