Opportunities and challenges of implementing life cycle assessment in seafood certification: a case study for Spain

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 451-464

  Vázquez Rowe, Ian ^a,b   Villanueva Rey, Pedro ^a   Moreira, María Teresa ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Eco labelling; EROI; Fishing; LCA; pescaenverde

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CASE STUDY; CERTIFICATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECO LABELLING; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY; FOOD PACKAGING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SPAIN;

EID: 84961054621     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-016-1043-7     Document Type: Article

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