Life cycle assessment of cultivating lettuce and escarole in Spain

Romero-Gámez, Mercedes; Audsley, E.; Suárez-Rey, Elisa M.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.053

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“…The following coefficients were used: 1 for CO 2 , 23 for CH 4 and 296 for N 2 O, according to the methodology required by the European biofuel sustainability certification (Scarlat and Dallemand, 2011), taking into account the process inputs related to the production and use of fertilizers, pesticides, diesel and electricity for irrigation. Seedling input was not taken into account according to Romero-Gámez et al (2014), Röös and Karlsson (2013) and Page et al (2012), due to the local production of seedlings in not heated glasshouse.…”

Section: Environmental Assessment Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, valorization of biodiesel by-products could increase the economic and environmental sustainability of the entire biodiesel chain, reducing its impact on global warming potential (GWP). Agriculture contributes 10-12 % of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and GWP is a priority in agro-food consumption (Page et al, 2012); GWP is also the impact category in life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology most widely affected by N fertilization rate in lettuce (Romero-Gámez et al, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effect of defatted oilseed meals applied as organic fertilizers on vegetable crop production and environmental impact

Mazzoncini¹,

Antichi

Tavarini

et al. 2015

Industrial Crops and Products

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Section: Environmental Assessment Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of defatted oilseed meals applied as organic fertilizers on vegetable crop production and environmental impact

Mazzoncini¹,

Antichi

Tavarini

et al. 2015

Industrial Crops and Products

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“…not fitting marketing standards) can be left on the field (Strid and Eriksson, 2014) or incorporated into the soil (e.g. Romero-G amez et al, 2014). This practice is not common for crops cultivated into greenhouses, in which the excess of food has to be removed from the soil (Battistel, 2014;Cellura et al, 2012).…”

Section: Food Loss At the Primary Production Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mogensen et al, 2015) or to the marketable yield (e.g. Romero-G amez et al, 2014). Over-production was discussed just in a few studies (e.g.…”

Section: Food Loss At the Primary Production Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

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Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

Corrado

Ardente

Sala

et al. 2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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a b s t r a c tFood loss is a major concern from both environmental and social point of view. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been largely applied to quantify the environmental impact of food and to identify pros and cons of different options for optimisation of food systems management, including the recovery of potential waste occurring along the supply chain. However, within LCA case studies, there is still a general lack of proper accounting of food losses. A discrepancy both in food loss definition and in the approaches adopted to model the environmental burden of food loss has been observed. These aspects can lead to misleading and, sometimes, contrasting results, limiting the reliability of LCA as a decision support tool for assessing food production systems. This article aims, firstly, at providing a preliminary analysis on how the modelling of food loss has been conducted so far in LCA studies. Secondly, it suggests a definition for food loss to be adopted. Finally, the article investigates the consequence of using such definition and it proposes potential paths for the development of a common methodological framework to increase the robustness and comparability of the LCA studies. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches adopted to account for food loss along the food supply chain: primary production, transport and storage, food processing, distribution, consumption and end of life. It is also proposed to account separately between avoidable, possibly avoidable and unavoidable food loss by means of specific indicators. Finally, some recommendations for LCA practitioners are provided on how to deal with food loss in LCA studies focused on food products. The most relevant recommendations concern: i) the systematic accounting of food loss generated along the food supply chain; ii) the modelling of waste treatments according to the specific characteristics of food; iii) the sensitivity analysis on the modelling approaches adopted to model multi-functionality; and iv) the need of transparency in describing the modelling of food loss generation and management.

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Cradle‐to‐gate Life Cycle Analysis of Agricultural and Food Production in the US

Park

Eğilmez

Küçükvar

2017

Sustainability Challenges in the Agrofood Sector

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Life cycle assessment of cultivating lettuce and escarole in Spain

Cited by 86 publications

References 20 publications

Effect of defatted oilseed meals applied as organic fertilizers on vegetable crop production and environmental impact

Effect of defatted oilseed meals applied as organic fertilizers on vegetable crop production and environmental impact

Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

Cradle‐to‐gate Life Cycle Analysis of Agricultural and Food Production in the US

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