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Environmental Impact of the Production of Mealworms as a Protein Source for Humans – A Life Cycle Assessment

The demand for animal protein is expected to rise by 70–80% between 2012 and 2050, while the current animal production sector already causes major environmental degradation. Edible insects are suggested as a more sustainable source of animal protein. However, few experimental data regarding environm...

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Autores principales: Oonincx, Dennis G. A. B., de Boer, Imke J. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3526541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23284661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051145