Environmental sustainability of vegetables

A life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted in order to find out if the consumption of imported consumer goods in Singapore is sustainable. This is done through analysing the environmental impacts that production, distribution, consumption and disposal of vegetables create. Vegetables have been chos...

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Main Author: Koh, Lam Pin
Other Authors: Qian Shunzhi
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163591
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description A life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted in order to find out if the consumption of imported consumer goods in Singapore is sustainable. This is done through analysing the environmental impacts that production, distribution, consumption and disposal of vegetables create. Vegetables have been chosen as the main commodity for this report as it is one of the top imported products into Singapore. Out of the different vegetables imported into Singapore, spinach originating from China and Australia were selected and compared accordingly.
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spelling ntu-10356/1635912022-12-12T05:30:47Z Environmental sustainability of vegetables Koh, Lam Pin Qian Shunzhi School of Civil and Environmental Engineering SZQian@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental protection A life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted in order to find out if the consumption of imported consumer goods in Singapore is sustainable. This is done through analysing the environmental impacts that production, distribution, consumption and disposal of vegetables create. Vegetables have been chosen as the main commodity for this report as it is one of the top imported products into Singapore. Out of the different vegetables imported into Singapore, spinach originating from China and Australia were selected and compared accordingly. Bachelor of Science (Maritime Studies) 2022-12-12T05:30:46Z 2022-12-12T05:30:46Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Koh, L. P. (2023). Environmental sustainability of vegetables. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163591 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163591 en MS-41 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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