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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
50
Citations
8237
World Ranking
5046
National Ranking
128

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Assumpció Antón is affiliated with the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology in Spain, focusing their scholarly activities on environmental science with an emphasis on agricultural sustainability and environmental impact.

Their recent publications reflect a diverse engagement with topics related to life cycle assessment, renewable energy, pesticide modeling, and nutrient management in agricultural systems. Notable papers include:

  • LC-IMPACT: A regionalized life cycle damage assessment method, 2020, Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Environmental, social and health benefits of alternative renewable energy sources. Case study for household biogas digesters in rural areas, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Operationalising emission and toxicity modelling of pesticides in LCA: the OLCA-Pest project contribution, 2022, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • Critical analysis of life cycle inventory datasets for organic crop production systems, 2022, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • Closing nutrient loops in a maize rotation. Catch crops to reduce nutrient leaching and increase biogas production by anaerobic co-digestion with dairy manure, 2021, Waste Management

Assumpció Antón frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • August Bonmatí Blasi
  • Edilene Pereira Andrade
  • Montserrat Núñez
  • Ralph K. Rosenbaum
  • Laureano Jiménez

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Water

Their main field of study is Environmental Science, with subfields that include:

  • Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

Key topics that Antón's research covers are:

  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Best Publications

  • The role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges

    Bruno Notarnicola;Serenella Sala;Assumpció Anton;Sarah J. McLaren

  • In quest of reducing the environmental impacts of food production and consumption

    Serenella Sala;Assumpcio’ Anton;Sarah J. McLaren;Bruno Notarnicola

  • Assessing freshwater use impacts in LCA: Part I—inventory modelling and characterisation factors for the main impact pathways

    Llorenç Milà i Canals;Llorenç Milà i Canals;Jonathan Chenoweth;Ashok Chapagain;Stuart Orr

  • Compost benefits for agriculture evaluated by life cycle assessment. A review

    Julie Martínez-Blanco;Cristina Lazcano;Cristina Lazcano;Thomas Højlund Christensen;Pere Muñoz

  • Application challenges for the social Life Cycle Assessment of fertilizers within life cycle sustainability assessment

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Julia Martínez-Blanco;Annekatrin Lehmann;Pere Muñoz;Assumpció Antón

  • Environmental assessment of urban water cycle on Mediterranean conditions by LCA approach

    Maria José Amores;Montse Meneses;Jorgelina Pasqualino;Assumpció Antón

  • Assessment of tomato Mediterranean production in open-field and standard multi-tunnel greenhouse, with compost or mineral fertilizers, from an agricultural and environmental standpoint

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Pere Muñoz;Assumpció Antón;Joan Rieradevall

  • LCA of a tomato crop in a multi-tunnel greenhouse in Almeria

    Marta Torrellas;Assumpció Antón;Juan Carlos López;Esteban José Baeza

  • LC-IMPACT: A regionalized life cycle damage assessment method

    Francesca Verones;Stefanie Hellweg;Assumpció Antón;Ligia B. Azevedo;Ligia B. Azevedo

  • Life cycle assessment of a Brassica carinata bioenergy cropping system in southern Europe.

    Carles M. Gasol;Xavier Gabarrell;Assumpció Anton;Miquel Rigola

  • LCA of poplar bioenergy system compared with Brassica carinata energy crop and natural gas in regional scenario

    Carles M. Gasol;Xavier Gabarrell;Assumpció Anton;Miquel Rigola

  • Environmental and economic assessment of protected crops in four European scenarios

    Marta Torrellas;Assumpció Antón;Marc Ruijs;Nieves García Victoria

  • Life cycle assessment of the use of compost from municipal organic waste for fertilization of tomato crops

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Pere Muñoz;Assumpció Antón;Joan Rieradevall

  • Soil quality, properties, and functions in life cycle assessment: an evaluation of models

    B. Vidal Legaz;D. Maia De Souza;D. Maia De Souza;D. Maia De Souza;R.F.M. Teixeira;A. Antón

  • Uptake and persistence of pesticides in plants: measurements and model estimates for imidacloprid after foliar and soil application.

    Ronnie Juraske;Francesc Castells;Ashwin Vijay;Pere Muñoz

  • Global guidance on environmental life cycle impact assessment indicators: impacts of climate change, fine particulate matter formation, water consumption and land use

    Olivier Jolliet;Assumpció Antón;Anne-Marie Boulay;Anne-Marie Boulay;Francesco Cherubini

  • How Well Does LCA Model Land Use Impacts on Biodiversity?--A Comparison with Approaches from Ecology and Conservation.

    Michael Curran;Danielle Maia de Souza;Danielle Maia de Souza;Danielle Maia de Souza;Assumpció Antón;Ricardo F. M. Teixeira;Ricardo F. M. Teixeira

  • Dynamic Multicrop Model to Characterize Impacts of Pesticides in Food

    Peter Fantke;Ronnie Juraske;Assumpció Antón;Rainer Friedrich

  • Assessment of the nutritional quality and environmental impact of two food diets: A Mediterranean and a vegan diet

    Sílvia Castañé;Assumpció Antón

  • LCA and tomato production in Mediterranean greenhouses

    Assumpcio Anton;Juan I. Montero;Pere Munoz;Francesc Castells

  • Transpiration from geranium grown under high temperatures and low humidities in greenhouses

    J.I. Montero;A. Antón;P. Muñoz;P. Lorenzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan Rieradevall
Joan Rieradevall Autonomous University of Barcelona
Francesc Castells
Francesc Castells Rovira i Virgili University
Peter Fantke
Peter Fantke Technical University of Denmark
Llorenç Milà i Canals
Llorenç Milà i Canals United Nations Environment Programme, Paris
Olivier Jolliet
Olivier Jolliet University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Serenella Sala
Serenella Sala European Commission Joint Research Centre
Carles M. Gasol
Carles M. Gasol Autonomous University of Barcelona
Xavier Gabarrell
Xavier Gabarrell Autonomous University of Barcelona
Mark A. J. Huijbregts
Mark A. J. Huijbregts Radboud University

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