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Life cycle assessment of drinking water: comparing conventional water treatment, reverse osmosis and mineral water in glass and plastic bottles [PDF]

, 2016
This study evaluated the environmental impacts caused by drinking water consumption in Barcelona (Spain) using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. Five different scenarios were compared: 1) tap water from conventional drinking water treatment; 2)
Cadena, Erasmo, Ferrer Martí, Ivet, Garfi, Marianna, Sanchez Ramos, David   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Generative Artificial Intelligence Shaping the Future of Agri‐Food Innovation

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Emerging use cases of generative artificial intelligence in agri‐food innovation. ABSTRACT The recent surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI), typified by models such as GPT, diffusion models, and large vision‐language architectures, has begun to influence the agri‐food sector.
Jun‐Li Xu, Dimitrios Argyropoulos, Tamíris da Costa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing urban water autonomy: A Social Life Cycle Assessment of rainwater harvesting systems in Mexico City

Cleaner Environmental Systems
This study conducts a Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) of Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RWHS) in Mexico City to evaluate their social performance. Given the city's pressing water scarcity, RWHS have become critical for promoting water autonomy and ...
Raúl Castelán-Cabañas, Alejandro Padilla-Rivera, Carlos Muñoz-Villarreal, Leonor Patricia Güereca-Hernández   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Life Cycle Assessment in the construction sector: current work and directions for future research

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
While social aspects are considered as part of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA), the concept of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) is relatively new in the construction sector, and more research is needed to comprehend its full potential and
Irini Barbero, Y. Rezgui, T. Beach, I. Petri   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Quantum Support Vector Regression for Predicting Hydrogen Storage Capacity of Nanoporous Materials

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
In this study we employed support vector regressor and quantum support vector regressor to predict the hydrogen storage capacity of metal–organic frameworks using structural and physicochemical descriptors. This study presents a comparative analysis of classical support vector regression (SVR) and quantum support vector regression (QSVR) in predicting ...
Chandra Chowdhury
wiley   +1 more source

Social life cycle assessment in the chocolate industry: A Colombian case study with Luker Chocolate

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Purpose Chocolate is a widely consumed product and consumers are increasingly interested in its sustainability. However, the lack of scientific studies covering the social dimension hinders a holistic assessment of the sustainability. A social life cycle
Luisa Marcela Luna Ostos, Lindsey Roche, Vlad C. Coroama, Matthias Finkbeiner   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Removal of Methylene Blue and Congo Red Dyes Using Sustainable and Eco‐Friendly Bioadsorbents: A Review

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The continuous increasing discharge of synthetic dyes into aquatic systems seems to be an important environmental and health risk due to their high toxicity and resistance to biodegradation. Among these dyes, methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) are widely used in textile and industrial applications, necessitating sustainable and efficient ...
Avanish Kumar, Ashish Kapoor, Dan Bahadur Pal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental performance of rainwater harvesting strategies in Mediterranean buildings [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: The rapid urbanization and the constant expansion of urban areas during the last decades have locally led to increasing water shortage. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems have the potential to be an important contributor to urban water self ...
Angrill Toledo, Sara, Gabarrell Durany, Xavier, Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro, Petit Boix, Anna, Rieradevall Pons, Joan, Segura Castillo, Luis   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Social life cycle assessment in current and future Norwegian livestock production

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
This study is a social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) of per capita consumption of animal protein in Norway in 2019. The animal protein consisted of milk, beef, pork, poultry and egg.
H. Møller, Lotta Rydhmer, Tove Christensen, Lasse Krogh Poulsen, Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source