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Carbon footprint of apple and pear : orchards, storage and distribution

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dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Filipa
dc.contributor.authorCastanheira, Érica
dc.contributor.authorFeliciano, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, M. Ângelo
dc.contributor.authorPeres, António
dc.contributor.authorMaia, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorRamos, António Santos
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorCoroama, Vlad C.
dc.contributor.authorFreire, Fausto
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-22T14:53:26Z
dc.date.available2014-10-22T14:53:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractApple and pear represent 51% of fresh fruit orchards in Portugal. This paper presents a life-cycle (LC) greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment (so-called carbon footprint) of 3 apple and 1 pear Portuguese production systems. An LC model and inventory were implemented, encompassing the farm stage (cultivation of fruit trees in orchards), storage and distribution (transport to retail). The functional unit considered in this study was 1 kg of distributed fruit (at retail). Four different LC inventories for orchards were implemented based on data collected from three farms. Inventory data from two storage companies were also gathered. The main results show that the GHG emissions of apple and pear ranged between 192 and 229 gCO2eq kgfruit-1. The GHG emissions (direct and indirect) from the cultivation phase ranged from 36% to 60% of total emissions. Fruit storage, which lasted for as much as 8-10 months, was also responsible for significant emissions due to high energy requirements.por
dc.identifier.citationFIGUEIREDO, F. [et al.] (2013) - Carbon footprint of apple and pear : orchards, storage and distribution. In Energy for Sustainability, Coimbra, 8-10 setembro. Comunicação oral.por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/2590
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.subjectApplepor
dc.subjectCarbon footprintpor
dc.subjectGreenhouse gaspor
dc.subjectLife-cycle assessmentpor
dc.subjectOrchardspor
dc.subjectPearpor
dc.titleCarbon footprint of apple and pear : orchards, storage and distributionpor
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oaire.citation.titleEnergy for Sustainabilitypor
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person.givenNameJ.P.
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9998-7815
person.identifier.scopus-author-id8570278900
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