Life cycle impact assessment (LCA) provides a better understanding of the energy, water, and material input and evaluates any production system's output impacts. LCA has been …
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 …
The growth of global population continuously increases the demands for agroforestry- derived products, underpinning a sustainable growth of energy matrix in the sectors of food …
Z Li - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a multi-level strategy to prioritize pesticides for use in agriculture is proposed in support of protecting human health. The strategy includes four levels (production …
In life cycle assessment (LCA), temporal considerations are usually lost during the life cycle inventory calculation, resulting in an aggregated “snapshot” of potential impacts …
C Gentil, P Fantke, C Mottes, C Basset-Mens - The International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose In tropical cropping systems, pesticides are extensively used to fight pests and ensure high crop yields. However, pesticide use also leads to environmental and health …
P Mankong, P Fantke, T Phenrat, J Mungkalasiri… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Existing emission and toxicity characterization models in life cycle assessment are currently not suitable for assessing pesticide-related impacts of crop cultivation in tropical …
N Escobar, I Bautista, N Peña, ML Fenollosa… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rice is a staple food in Senegal, which however imports more than 70% of the rice consumed annually to meet its domestic demand. Despite governmental efforts to increase …
Consumer demand for sustainably produced agricultural products is increasing. One approach that can be used to evaluate and compare product sustainability is to conduct a …