Life cycle thinking is increasingly seen as a key concept for ensuring a transition towards
more sustainable production and consumption patterns. As food production systems and …

The persistence and bioaccumulation of environmental pollutants in water bodies, soils and
living tissues remain alarmingly related to environmental protection and ecosystem …

Food consumption is amongst the main drivers of environmental impacts. On one hand,
there is the need to fulfil a fundamental human need for nutrition, and on the other hand this …

Purpose Residues in field crops grown and harvested for human consumption are the main
contributor to overall human exposure toward agricultural pesticides for the general …

Alternative cultivation practices such as organic and integrated farming are generally
proposed as a mean to reduce environmental impacts associated with food production and …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a method that focuses on measuring indicators and making
decisions in the environmental dimension. However, its isolation from economic, social, and …

Estimates of soil carbon changes, biodiversity and ecotoxicity have often been missing from
life cycle assessment based studies of organic dairy products, despite evidence that the …

Regulations for pesticides in soil are important for controlling human health risk; humans
can be exposed to pesticides by ingesting soil, inhaling soil dust, and through dermal …

Barley is an ancient crop and a great source of nutrients. It is the third largest agricultural
commodity produced in Denmark and represents a relevant crop in Italy too. Due to the …

Agricultural pesticides are key contributors to pollinator decline worldwide. However,
methods for quantifying impacts associated with pollinator exposure to pesticides are …