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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plantation to the Proceeded Wood Products via State Timber Corporation Depots for Selected Tree Species using Life Cycle Assessment

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dc.contributor.author Senadheera, D.K.L.
dc.contributor.author Ranasinghe, D.M.S.H.K.
dc.contributor.author Wahala, W.A.S.B.
dc.contributor.author Amarasekera, H.S.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-24T03:37:49Z
dc.date.available 2017-10-24T03:37:49Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Senadheera, D.K.L., Ranasinghe, D.M.S.H.K., Wahala, W.A.S.B., Amarasekera, H.S. (2015). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plantation to the Proceeded Wood Products via State Timber Corporation Depots for Selected Tree Species using Life Cycle Assessment", Journal o f Tropical Forestry and Environment, Vol.5 (2), pp. 54-59 en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.issn 2235-9370
dc.identifier.issn 2235-9362
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6054
dc.description.abstract Attached en_US, si_LK
dc.description.abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) provides a methodological framework for evaluating environmental performance over the life cycle o f a product, process, or an activity. In Sri Lanka, majority o f timber for wood based industries comes from homegardens and Government owned forest plantations. State Timber Corporation (STC) is the authoritative body for timber harvesting in state owned forest plantations. This LCA study was carried out to calculate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions o f the STC timber movements from the plantation to the finished product. The study concentrated on teak, eucalypt and mahogany species as they represented fast moving commercial timber o f high significance. Assessment boundary was from the harvesting to the product. Updated emission factors were used to calculate the CO2 eq units. When considering the emissions during the process, the highest was recorded in the sawmilling process (48% from sawing, 9% from surfacing and 9% from drying). The transportation accounted for 31.25% o f emissions while harvesting contributed to 6%. Other indirect emissions accounted for 2.75%.
dc.language.iso en_US en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher Journal o f Tropical Forestry and Environment en_US, si_LK
dc.subject greenhouse gas emissions en_US, si_LK
dc.subject embedded carbon en_US, si_LK
dc.subject life cycle assessment en_US, si_LK
dc.subject forest operations en_US, si_LK
dc.title Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plantation to the Proceeded Wood Products via State Timber Corporation Depots for Selected Tree Species using Life Cycle Assessment en_US, si_LK
dc.type Article en_US, si_LK


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