Journal
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 287, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112359
Keywords
Rapeseed oil; Environmental effect; Energy footprint; Carbon footprint; Water footprint; China
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71974113, 71671105]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFF0206702, 2017YFF0211605]
- Major Basic Research Projects of the Shandong Natural Science Foundation, China [ZR2018ZC2362]
- Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University, China [2018JC049]
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The study found that the main environmental impacts of rapeseed oil production come from the direct cultivation processes and the indirect processes of transportation and fertilizer/diesel production. Adjusting industrial layout, improving cultivation in low-yield areas, and reducing pesticide use in the hilly regions of southern China can effectively reduce environmental effects.
As the largest consumer of rapeseed oil in the world, China should consider the environmental effect of rapeseed oil production. However, only a few improvement measures have been proposed. To fill this gap, this study analyzed the energy, carbon and water footprints of rapeseed oil production based on the International Organization for Standardization standards using the framework of life cycle assessment. Results show that most of the energy, carbon, and water footprint of rapeseed oil production can be contributed to the direct processes of rapeseed cultivation, and the indirect processes of transport and fertilizer/diesel production. The value of energy and carbon footprints are calculated as 726.07 kg oil eq and 3889.75 kg CO2 eq, respectively. For the water footprint, the values of acidification, aquatic eutrophication, carcinogens, freshwater ecotoxicity, water scarcity, and non-carcinogens are 14.24 kg SO2 eq, 4.53 kg PO4- 3 eq, 6.72 ? 10-5Case, 5.43 ? 104 PAF.m3.d, 437.62 m3 deprived, and 1.88 ? 10-5 case, respectively. Spatial analysis shows that the total environmental impacts of rapeseed production are concentrated in Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi Provinces. Correlation analysis reveals the positive correlation of human health and ecosystem quality with fertilizer application and pesticide loss. In general, the environmental effect can be effectively reduced by adjusting the industrial layout to shorten the distance of transport, improve the fine cultivation degree in low-yield areas, and decrease the use of pesticides in the hilly region of southern China.
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