Bodson, Bernard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions végétales et valorisation
Léonard, Angélique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemical Engineering > PEPs (Product, Environment, Processes)
Goffart, Jean-Pierre; CRA-W
Language :
English
Title :
Sensitive parameters in local agricultural life cycle assessments: the illustrative case of cereal production in Wallonia, Belgium
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
ISSN :
0948-3349
eISSN :
1614-7502
Publisher :
Springer Science & Business Media B.V., Landsberg, Germany
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