Comparative life cycle assessment of milk and plant-based alternatives

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1235-1247

  Grant, Courtney A ^a   Hicks, Andrea L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

almond; dairy; food; life cycle assessment; milk; soy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BUILDING MOVING; DAIRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; FOOD PRODUCTS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUTRITION; PROTEINS; RETAIL STORES; SALES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; ALMOND; COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MILK; NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS;

LIFE CYCLE;

FERTILIZER; FOSSIL FUEL; OZONE; ZINC;

ACIDIFICATION; ALMOND; ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ILLINOIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLANT PRODUCT; PROTEIN CONTENT; SMOG; SOYBEAN MILK;

EID: 85056417927     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2018.0233     Document Type: Article

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