The environmental impact of nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica) production in Mexico City, Mexico through a life cycle assessment (LCA)

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• global warming 54%
• life cycle 52%
• environmental impact 50%
• chemical fertilizer 40%
• ozone depletion 39%
• environmental consequence 38%
• water erosion 38%
• city 36%
• water consumption 33%
• nitrous oxide 33%
• assessment method 33%
• nitrogen oxides 33%
• acidification 31%
• soil erosion 29%
• brine 28%
• ammonium 26%
• raw material 26%
• soil water 26%
• nitrate 23%
• phosphorus 23%
• food 22%
• software 21%
• mineral 17%
• chemical 15%
• method 7%

Business & Economics

• Life Cycle Assessment 82%
• Environmental Impact 59%
• Mexico 54%
• Depletion 29%
• Global Warming 28%
• Acidification 22%
• Nitrous Oxide 20%
• Nitrogen Oxides 20%
• Ozone 18%
• Due Process 17%
• Water Consumption 17%
• Phosphorus 17%
• Nitrate 16%
• Erosion 14%
• Fertilizer 14%
• Co2 14%
• Minerals 13%
• Soil 12%
• Raw Materials 11%
• Water 11%
• Life Cycle 10%
• Food 9%
• Software 8%

Social Sciences

• life cycle assessment 100%
• environmental impact 60%
• Mexico 51%
• water 20%
• Due Process 15%
• raw materials 14%
• erosion 13%
• life cycle 13%
• food 8%
• software 8%