ReviewA systems approach to assessing environmental and economic effects of food loss and waste interventions in the United States☆
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Abbreviations
BTU
British thermal unit
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEC
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
CH4
methane
CO2
carbon dioxide
EEIO
environmentally extended input-output
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERS
Economic Research Service
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FLW
food loss and waste
FWRA
Food Waste Reduction Alliance
GHG
greenhouse gas
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
K2O
potash
LAFA
Loss-Adjusted Food Availability
LCA
life-cycle assessment
MMT
million metric tons
MSW
municipal solid waste
N2O
nitrous oxide
NGO
nongovernmental organization
NH3
ammonia
NH4
ammonium
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NO3
nitrate
NRDC
Natural Resources Defense Council
P2O5
phosphorus
PO4
phosphate
ReFED
Rethink Food Waste Through Economics and Data
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
VNF
virtual N factor
WARM
Waste Reduction Model
WRI
World Resources Institute
WWF
World Wildlife Fund
Keywords
Food loss and waste
Food system
Environmental impacts
Interventions
Cost-benefit analysis
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This work was supported by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) under funding received from the National Science Foundation DBI-1639145. The funder had no involvement in the research or preparation of the article.
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