Assessing environmental impacts using a comparative LCA of industrial and artisanal production processes: "Minas Cheese" case

This study uses the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to evaluate and compare the environmental impacts caused by both the artisanal and the industrial manufacturing processes of "Minas cheese". This is a traditional cheese produced in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil), and it is co...

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Main Authors: Elbert Muller Nigri, Aline Capanema de Barros, Sonia Denise Ferreira Rocha, Eduardo Romeiro Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2014-09-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
Subjects:
LCA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612014000300013&lng=en&tlng=en