[PDF] Top 20 Environmental impacts of the beef production chain in the Northeast of Portugal using life cycle assessment

... is the need for a holistic analytical approach to quantify the use of resources, emissions, and other significant environmental aspects of this sector and to highlight opportunities for ... See full document

... for the production of various products in a wide range of sectors due to its ...However, the main sector of cork use is the wine industry due to the need for ... See full document

... are the main hotspot for FEu, HTc, HTnc and FEc impact categories (with contributions ranging from 98 to 99 % of the total ...impact). In the case of FEu, the ... See full document

... with the allocation criterion "unit of cultivated area" (ha year-1) observed reduction in “Global Warming Potential”, “Acidification”, and “Eco and Human Toxicity” ...noticed impacts ... See full document

... Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is one of many methods developed for the assessment of environmental impacts of production ...application in ... See full document

... assessed the cradle-to-gate life cycle of an iron ore ...mining. The study was based on pro- duction data from an open pit mine located in the Iron ...Quadrangle/Brazil. ... See full document

... impact assessment in the agri-food sector has essentially been addressed by Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) ...application in the sector has been increasing ... See full document

... propositions in what is related to the cost structure (e.g. using economies of scale or small lots) and to the value chain configuration ...local production or distributed ... See full document

... [Goal] The transition to a low-carbon economy induces an important change in personal ...decarbonising the automobile fleet is often seen as an efficient compromise between greenhouse gas (GHG) ... See full document

... silages in confined feedlots. The solid manure produced is collected from the houses and stored in a dry ...fraction of the stored manure is applied in crop cultivation ... See full document

... its impacts. The first one is a comprehensive review of the cause-effect chains covered by both WFA methodology and LCA-based methods, as well as the most recent achievements in ... See full document

... fruit production, this will provide two distinct ...on the study method. The former is used in land-based while the latter is more used for agricultural production guidance ...to ... See full document

... results of the study and the information developed to carry it out (in particular, the screening of the processes covered and the identification and quantification ... See full document

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... whether the whole or part of the material is ...stored in a computerised system or published in any form or in any manner, including electronic, mechanical, ... See full document

... 99% of impacts, characterizing it as the main hotspot in lamps life ...2% of the consumed energy is related to manufacturing step and final disposal (treatment) of ... See full document

... short life span of squid and their ability to generate new muscle fibres throughout their lives (Moltschaniwskyj, 1994) have been cited as the main features supporting continuous and non-asymptotic ... See full document

... years) of oak with an outer bark that is used since the classic antiquity for several applications (Perreira, ...to the western Mediterranean region and well adapted to the region climate ... See full document

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... One of the main limitations of our study was volunteer recruitment since, although we were able to recruit a relatively high number of elderly asthmatics, higher than that seen in other ... See full document