Regionalised life cycle assessment of pasta production in Iran: Damage to terrestrial ecosystems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 159, Issue , 2017, Pages 141-146

  Heidari, Mohammad Davoud ^a   Huijbregts, Mark A J ^b   Mobli, Hossein ^a   Omid, Mahmoud ^a   Rafiee, Shahin ^a   van Zelm, Rosalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Characterisation factors; Country specific; Diesel; Durum wheat; Terrestrial biodiversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAMAGE DETECTION; DIESEL FUELS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

CHARACTERISATION FACTORS; COUNTRY-SPECIFIC; DIESEL; DURUM WHEATS; TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85020022725     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.073     Document Type: Article

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