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Environmental assessment of date ( Phoenix doctylifera ) production in Iran by life cycle assessment

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Environmental indicators have been considered as a main element of environmental impact assessments because of their role on decision and policy making in different fields of special environmental management. The present study was conducted in order to evaluate date ( Phoenix doctylifera ) production in viewpoint of environmental indicators using life cycle assessment method. The required information was collected by questionnaire and interview with farmers and experts in Khuzestan Province, Iran. The SimaPro Software was used to calculate 11 different environmental indicators for producing one Tonne of the produced date. Diesel fuel, pesticides and nitrogen fertilizer had the highest shares in the studied environmental indicators.

Source: Information Processing in Agriculture

DOI: 10.1016/j.inpa.2018.05.004

Authors: Reza Hesampour, Aboubakr Bastani, Kobra Heidarbeigi

Institution: Ilam University

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Zero hunger, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,000