Life Cycle Assessment: A Tool for Determining the Environmental Impact of Horticultural Crop Production

被引：10
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作者：
Ingram, Dewayne L. [1 ]
Fernandez, R. Thomas [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Kentucky, Dept Hort, Lexington, KY 40546 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, Dept Hort, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
来源：
HORTTECHNOLOGY | 2012年 / 22卷 / 03期
关键词：
sustainability; carbon footprint; climate change; GREENHOUSE;
D O I：
10.21273/HORTTECH.22.3.275
中图分类号：
S6 [园艺];
学科分类号：
0902 ;
摘要：
System-level research has resulted in significant advancements in horticultural crop production. Contributions of individual components to production efficiency, cost, and environmental impact have been a focus of such research. Public awareness of the environmental impact of products and services is increasing. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool to study horticultural crop production systems and horticultural services and their individual components on environmental impacts such as the carbon footprint, stated as global warming potential. This manuscript introduces LCA and describes how this tool can be used to generate information important to the industry and consuming public.
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页码：275 / 279
页数：5
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