Environmental impacts of a dairy cheese chain including whey feeding: An Italian case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 881-889

  Palmieri, Nadia ^a   Forleo, Maria Bonaventura ^a   Salimei, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRIES; LIQUIDS; NUTRITION; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALLOCATION METHODS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONS; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; MOZZARELLA CHEESE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 85032068757     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.185     Document Type: Article

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