Is there a simplified LCA tool suitable for the agri-food industry? An assessment of selected tools

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 149, Issue , 2017, Pages 406-425

  Arzoumanidis, Ioannis ^a   Salomone, Roberta ^b   Petti, Luigia ^a   Mondello, Giovanni ^c   Raggi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri food sector; Coffee; Lemon juice; Olive oil; Simplified LCA; Wine

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUITS; COFFEE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD PRODUCTS; OILS AND FATS; OLIVE OIL; WINE;

AGRICULTURAL PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FOOD SECTOR; LEMON JUICE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SIMPLIFIED LCA; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85015716022     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.059     Document Type: Article

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