Life cycle assessment of bean production in the Prespa National Park, Greece

Abeliotis, Konstadinos; Detsis, Vassilis; Pappia, Christina

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.032

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“…Eco-indicator 99 and GWP). Abeliotis et al (2013) compared 7 pea varieties, using an analogous system boundary (except infrastructure construction phase) and the same functional unit: the results of GWP evaluation shows a values gap from 2890 kg CO2 eq. ha -1 to 6850 kg CO2 eq.…”

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Economic and environmental sustainability analysis of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) farming process in a Mediterranean area: two case studies

et al. 2014

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Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) is a spring-summer legume with a high drought tolerance, grown mainly in India, Pakistan, United States and South Africa, whose seeds contain galactomannans. These can be used as an emollient, softening or thickening agent, a flocculant, as well as in hydraulic fracturing, and as a stabiliser in a wide range of other industrial activities: the production of cosmetics, paper, textiles, paints and varnishes, detergents, in construction, and in food products (jams, jellies, yogurt, mayonnaise, ketchup, diet foods, foods for coeliacs, etc.). In the light of a growing industrial demand for guar flour, in May 2012 a trial was carried out in southern Italy. Seeds from South Africa were sown in large plots on two farms with different soil characteristics. The crop showed yields varying between 1.8 and 2.2 t ha -1 . Agronomic results were then used to conduct an integrated sustainability analysis using the production cost analysis and the life cycle assessment, in order to assess, respectively, the cost-effectiveness and the environmental impact of the production process of guar in a Mediterranean environment. Compared to other competitive crops, guar, with less than 3000 kg of CO2 eq. emissions, can be considered as a low-emission crop. Given the above-mentioned yield, guar growing is economically sustainable when the purchase price of seeds is not less than 0.96 € kg -1 .

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Economic and environmental sustainability analysis of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) farming process in a Mediterranean area: two case studies

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“…We use the mean absolute percentage error to check the effectiveness of the GM (1, 1) model. The errors can be estimated by Equation (6). .…”

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“…LCA methodology is a useful tool for the environmental performance assessment of agricultural production systems, and also for comparing different agricultural production systems from an environmental perspective. Recently, some researchers have quantified the environmental impacts of a multitude of agricultural products [6,7]. Brentrup et al [8] adopted LCA methodology to appraise sugar beet production using different forms of nitrogen fertilizer.…”

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Carbon Footprint Analysis for Mechanization of Maize Production Based on Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study in Jilin Province, China

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Abstract:The theory on the carbon footprint of agriculture can systematically evaluate the carbon emissions caused by artificial factors from the agricultural production process, which is the theoretical basis for constructing low-carbon agriculture and has important guiding significance for realizing low-carbon agriculture. Based on farm production survey data from Jilin Province in 2014, this paper aims to obtain a clear understanding of the carbon footprint of maize production through the following method: (1) one ton of maize production was evaluated systematically by using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); (2) the carbon emissions of the whole system were estimated based on field measurement data, (3) using the emission factors we estimated Jilin's carbon footprint for the period 2006-2013, and forecasted it for the period from 2014 to 2020 using the grey system model GM (1, 1).

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“…Presently, increasing attempts to reduce environmental pollution and achieve the goal of sustainable agricultural products have focused on organic farming with synthetic fertilizer and pesticide reduction (Abeliotis et al, 2013). Limiting the use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers will reduce GHG emissions which impact on global warming (Yan et al, 2015;Adewale et al, 2016).…”

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Carbon Footprints of Rubber Products Supply Chains (Fresh Latex to Rubber Glove)

Usubharatana¹,

Phungrassami²

2018

Appl. Ecol. Env. Res.

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Abstract. Carbon footprint emissions related to the natural latex supply chain including farm cultivation, concentrated latex production and rubber glove processing were investigated. Data were collected from 656 rubber plantations covering six provinces in the northeast, east, and south of Thailand and three concentrated latex production plants including one rubber glove processing factory. Different allocation methods were considered to compare the carbon footprint results including mass allocation, economic allocation and allocation by dry rubber content (DRC). Calculation methods were based on life cycle assessment (LCA) and ISO14067. Results indicated that farm size had no impact on the carbon footprint of fresh latex, with the carbon footprint of fertilizer application at planting estimated at more than 90% of the total contribution. For concentrated latex production, almost 70% of the carbon footprint originates from rubber cultivation. Total carbon footprint emission of 200 pieces of rubber glove was about 42 kg CO2-eq, allocated by mass during cultivation and by DRC in concentrated latex processing, with less than 1% from rubber plantations and concentrated latex processing. Allocation methods for the carbon footprint of rubber gloves do not affect the final result but have a great impact on the upstream process.

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Life cycle assessment of bean production in the Prespa National Park, Greece

Cited by 97 publications

References 25 publications

Economic and environmental sustainability analysis of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) farming process in a Mediterranean area: two case studies

Economic and environmental sustainability analysis of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) farming process in a Mediterranean area: two case studies

Carbon Footprint Analysis for Mechanization of Maize Production Based on Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study in Jilin Province, China

Carbon Footprints of Rubber Products Supply Chains (Fresh Latex to Rubber Glove)

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