Carbon footprint of extra virgin olive oil: a comparative and driver analysis of different production processes in Centre Italy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 533-547

  Pattara, Claudio ^a   Salomone, Roberta ^b   Cichelli, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Climate change; Extra virgin olive oil; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLASS BOTTLES; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; PESTICIDES; REFORESTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CURRENT PRODUCTION; EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PACKAGING PROCESS; PESTICIDE TREATMENTS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SECONDARY PACKAGING; UNCERTAINTY AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

OLIVE OIL;

EID: 84988420088     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.152     Document Type: Article

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