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The Carbon Footprint of Norwegian Seafood Products on the Global Seafood Market

  1. Friederike Ziegler*,
  2. Ulf Winther,
  3. Erik Skontorp Hognes,
  4. Andreas Emanuelsson,
  5. Veronica Sund,
  6. Harald Ellingsen

Article first published online: 23 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00485.x

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Journal of Industrial Ecology

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volume 17, Issue 1, pages 103–116, February 2013

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Ziegler, F., Winther, U., Hognes, E. S., Emanuelsson, A., Sund, V. and Ellingsen, H. (2013), The Carbon Footprint of Norwegian Seafood Products on the Global Seafood Market. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 17: 103–116. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00485.x

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*Address correspondence to: Friederike Ziegler, SIK, PO Box 5401, SE-402 29 Göteborg, Sweden. Email: fz@sik.se

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  1. Issue published online: 21 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUL 2012

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