Results 41 to 50 of about 1,426,333 (294)

Nutritional, health and environmental dimensions of Swiss food consumption trends

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionFood has a considerable environmental impact beyond its effects on the nutritional and health status of the population. Food consumption changes over time and is influenced by diverse socioeconomic factors.
Alba Reguant-Closa, Daria Loginova, Eric Mehner, Stefan Mann, Thomas Nemecek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability assessment of animal feed production from by-products of Sago palm smallholder industry [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sago plant is a valuable source of raw material for the processing industry and every part is very useful for food and shelter.
Allaily ., A.D. Santoso, M.N. Rofiq, N.A. Sasongko, H. Daulay, E.I. Wiloso, E. Widjaja, B.N. Utomo, A.I. Yanuar, S. Suryani, Y.P. Erlambang, U.N. Thiyas, D. Iskandar, A. Anhar, M. Rahmawati, T. Simamora, Y. Yusriani, G. Maghfirah, M. Ammar   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consequences of the use or absence of life cycle assessment in novel environmental assessment methods and food ecolabels

Cleaner Production Letters
Ecolabels and novel environmental assessment methods are increasingly being used to evaluate the environmental impacts of food items. Some ecolabels build on life cycle assessment, a standardised method for the environmental impact assessment of products
Andreas Roesch, Mélanie Douziech, Stefan Mann, Jens Lansche, Gérard Gaillard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of sustainable bioenergy production: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters
The global expansion of the bioenergy industry raises concerns, emphasizing the need for careful evaluation and sustainable management. To facilitate this, life cycle assessments beyond greenhouse gas emissions and energy balance are essential, along ...
Ahmed I. Osman, Bingbing Fang, Yubing Zhang, Yunfei Liu, Jiacheng Yu, Mohamed Farghali, Ahmed K. Rashwan, Zhonghao Chen, Lin Chen, I. Ihara, David W. Rooney, P. Yap   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Plastic Waste Management: A Review of Existing Life Cycle Assessment Studies

, 2021
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool that can help to quantify the impacts of different processes to facilitate comparison and decision making. There are many potential methods for managing plastic waste, but it can be difficult to determine which ...
Hatem Alhazmi, Faris H. Almansour, Zaid M. Aldhafeeri   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainability index for eco-friendly cattle farming in dry climate regions [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cattle farming is an important pillar of dry climate agriculture. Cattle farming has even become the main engine of the community's economy.
T. Simamora, M.N. Rofiq, L. Hutahaean, S. Sio, R. Hutapea, D. Irawan, Suryani ., R. Diastuti, U.N. Thiyas, B.A. Correia, L.T. Correia   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life cycle assessment of a circular, urban mushroom farm

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021
Modern food systems incur many environmental impacts, which can be mitigated by the application of circular economy principles, such as the closing of material and energy loops and the upcycling of waste products.
E. Dorr, Maximilien Koegler, B. Gabrielle, C. Aubry   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Current scenario and potential of waste cooking oil as a feedstock for biodiesel production in Indonesia: Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) review

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
WCO is a second-generation biofuel made up of accumulated free fatty acids, which can be used as feedstock for biodiesel production. The review aims to: (a) evaluate the sustainability of waste cooking oil (WCO) for biodiesel production in Indonesia ...
Arif Rahman, M.A.M. Oktaufik, Triyono Widi Sasongko, Iwan Guntoro, Dadi Soedjati, Najmi Abbas, Abdul Rahman, Fathiah Ulfah, Ari Widiarto, Siswanto, Dharmawan, Sudarwaji Edi Yuwono Trihadi, Kusrestuwardani, Anggara Lomak Prihatin, Adim Hadi, Surat Indrijarso, Priyambodo Rahardjo, Arief Barkah, Irhan Febijanto, Nugroho Adi Sasongko   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Circular Economy Life Cycle Assessment (CE-LCA) model for building components

, 2021
The transition towards a Circular Economy (CE) in the built environment is vital to reduce resource consumption, emissions and waste generation. To support the development of circular building components, assessment metrics are needed.
A. V. Stijn, L. Eberhardt, B. Jansen, A. Meijer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stressful Events Reported by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Community Controls From the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cohort: A Mixed Method Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Characterizing stressful events reported by childhood cancer survivors experienced throughout the lifespan may help improve trauma‐informed care relevant to the survivor experience. Methods Participants included 2552 survivors (54% female; 34 years of age) and 469 community controls (62% female; 33 years of age) from the St.
Megan E. Ware, Colter K. Clayton, Fang Wang, Sedigheh Mirzaei, Kyla Shelton, Tara M. Brinkman, Victoria Willard, Katianne M. Howard Sharp, Kevin Krull, Lindsay F. Schwartz, Melissa M. Hudson, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kirsten K. Ness, Rachel T. Webster   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source