1. Citation Chicago/Turabian (Given by Ebscohost) Ingram, Dewayne. 2012. "Life cycle assessment of a field-grown red maple tree to estimate its carbon footprint components." International Journal Of Life Cycle Assessment 17, no. 4: 453-462. Environment Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed September 12, 2017).
2. What were the objectives/hypotheses of the research that is being written about?
The purpose of this experiment was to examine and estimate the environmental impact, in particular, the carbon footprint of a field grown maple tree in the lower Midwest of the United States. Some of the hypotheses that were made prior to the experiment was that the whole production process system and the individual components that make up the system contribute …show more content…
It was found that if CO2 sequestration during production were to increase by ten percent, then the carbon footprint would decrease to fifteen percent (Ingram 460). It can be seen from the results that lowering transportation distance will efficiently reduce the carbon footprint as well. Reducing the nitrogen fertilizer used in the production process offers a reduction in the carbon footprint left behind. An increase in equipment use for transplanting could increase the CO2 investment so it would wise to reduce the use of tools. Making changes to the individual components in the proposed model system could be helpful in reducing carbon footprint as the results show.
5. What next steps did the authors suggest? Any future studies or additional research? Ways to make their research more accurate? Anything else?
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to modify the current model relative to the impact of alternate used materials (Ingram 61). The LCA is valuable tool that can be used by factories and manufacturers to make informed decisions to reduce environmental impact. To help improve and reduce the risk of climate change, consumers as well as nursery managers and industry owners need to be well informed. And in order to do so, LCA analysis of additional nursery production systems and crops need to be
2. What were the objectives/hypotheses of the research that is being written about?
The purpose of this experiment was to examine and estimate the environmental impact, in particular, the carbon footprint of a field grown maple tree in the lower Midwest of the United States. Some of the hypotheses that were made prior to the experiment was that the whole production process system and the individual components that make up the system contribute …show more content…
It was found that if CO2 sequestration during production were to increase by ten percent, then the carbon footprint would decrease to fifteen percent (Ingram 460). It can be seen from the results that lowering transportation distance will efficiently reduce the carbon footprint as well. Reducing the nitrogen fertilizer used in the production process offers a reduction in the carbon footprint left behind. An increase in equipment use for transplanting could increase the CO2 investment so it would wise to reduce the use of tools. Making changes to the individual components in the proposed model system could be helpful in reducing carbon footprint as the results show.
5. What next steps did the authors suggest? Any future studies or additional research? Ways to make their research more accurate? Anything else?
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to modify the current model relative to the impact of alternate used materials (Ingram 61). The LCA is valuable tool that can be used by factories and manufacturers to make informed decisions to reduce environmental impact. To help improve and reduce the risk of climate change, consumers as well as nursery managers and industry owners need to be well informed. And in order to do so, LCA analysis of additional nursery production systems and crops need to be