Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as a Papermaking Raw Material in Minnesota: Technical, Economic, and Environmental Considerations

Some energy crop species are rich in toxic chemicals (such as allelochemicals in Jatropha).These toxic oilseed crops can enter the food chain inmanyways. Research studies on thetoxicity have highlighted the potential negative impacts on the ecosystem, including otherplantsthatmightgrowinthevicinity.Pesticidesimpacttheenvironmentatseverallevels(fromproductionoffertilizerstocultivationofenergycrops).Studiesshow that theenvironmental footprint iscomparatively largerduringthe cultivation process. Thus, a detailed analysis is required to quantify this criterion. Theenvironmentalimpactcanbecalculatedbyusingdeterminingthetoxicityofthepesticidesusedand theamountused toprotectcrops fromnatural fielddiseasesandweeds.Theamountofpesticidesusedorpresent intheenvironmentcandifferwiththetypeofcrop,theapplicationprocedureandthetypeofpesticidesused....
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Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as a Papermaking Raw Material in Minnesota: Technical, Economic, and Environmental Considerations