Inferred equations for predicting cumulative exergy extraction throughout cradle-to-gate life cycles of Pangasius feeds and intensive Pangasius grow-out farms in Vietnam

Trang T. Nhu, Quan H. Le, Peter ter Heide, Roel Bosma, Patrick Sorgeloos, Jo Dewulf and Thomas Schaubroeck

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2016, vol. 115, issue C, 42-49

Abstract: Intensive Pangasius aquaculture in Vietnam has attracted concerns about the sustainability of its resource use. However, the assessment of the latter, using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), is a time-consuming and complex task. To establish a simplified approach, especially relevant for certification incentives, as an alternative to a full LCA, we first highlight key parameters in resource use of the system to provide a better understanding of the variability in LCA results, and second present inferred equations that allow for an easy estimation of the resource footprint using some of these key parameters.

Keywords: Life cycle assessment; Resource use; CEENE; Pangasius; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.08.023

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