An assessment of individual foodprints attributed to diets and food waste in the United States

An assessment of individual foodprints attributed to diets and food waste in the United States

This paper assesses the environmental impacts of the average American’s diet and food loss and waste (FLW) habits through an analysis of energy, water, land, and fertilizer requirements (inputs) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (outputs). We synthesized existing datasets to determine the ramificat...

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Main Authors: Catherine I Birney, Katy F Franklin, F Todd Davidson, Michael E Webber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
food waste
energy
water
greenhouse gas emissions
foodprint
food
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa8494

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