Growing oil palm trees (Elaeis guineensis) has increased significantly in different parts of the world. This increase is attributed to the demand of palm oil to produce several fuel products, out of which biodiesel is of special importance. In Ecuador, until year 2012 there were 240 333 ha of soil committed to growing this crop. The location of such area is the North of the coastal region of Ecuador, to the West of the Metropolitan District of Quito (DMQ). Among the environmental impacts that have been documented from this crop, some are related to air pollution. Oil palm trees present a high isoprene emission factor (172.1 μg g-1 h-1 ), a highly reactive compound that participates in the generation of ozone. According to a preliminary a...
Colombia is positioned as the first producer of palm oil in Latin America and the fourth worldwide. ...
The development of african palm plantations poses significant environmental problems such as: threat...
African palm monoculture has modified ecosystem diversity and traditional agriculture in the municip...
The cultivation of African Palm in Ecuador has significantly increased its production and area in t...
The oil palm is the main source of the well-known palm oil that in recent years has had a greater gr...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
The impacts generated by economic activities and, in particular, those advanced by the transport sub...
Cuantificar el impacto ambiental de los sistemas de producción se ha convertido en un hito para las ...
La producción de biodiesel a partir de aceite vegetal derivado de palma africana requiere diferentes...
La producción de biodiesel a partir de aceite vegetal derivado de palma africana requiere diferentes...
En este trabajo se presenta la valoración del impacto ambiental en una planta colombiana productora...
En Colombia, la contaminación atmosférica generada durante la quema de combustibles fósiles, es uno ...
Colombia is positioned as the first producer of palm oil in Latin America and the fourth worldwide. ...
The development of african palm plantations poses significant environmental problems such as: threat...
African palm monoculture has modified ecosystem diversity and traditional agriculture in the municip...
The cultivation of African Palm in Ecuador has significantly increased its production and area in t...
The oil palm is the main source of the well-known palm oil that in recent years has had a greater gr...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
Ecuador is the second largest producer in Latin America of crude palm oil and is the seventh largest...
The impacts generated by economic activities and, in particular, those advanced by the transport sub...
Cuantificar el impacto ambiental de los sistemas de producción se ha convertido en un hito para las ...
La producción de biodiesel a partir de aceite vegetal derivado de palma africana requiere diferentes...
La producción de biodiesel a partir de aceite vegetal derivado de palma africana requiere diferentes...
En este trabajo se presenta la valoración del impacto ambiental en una planta colombiana productora...
En Colombia, la contaminación atmosférica generada durante la quema de combustibles fósiles, es uno ...
Colombia is positioned as the first producer of palm oil in Latin America and the fourth worldwide. ...
The development of african palm plantations poses significant environmental problems such as: threat...
African palm monoculture has modified ecosystem diversity and traditional agriculture in the municip...