Análisis de ciclo de vida y caracterización ambiental en una industria alimenticia.

The environmental analysis of the "El Pinto" bakery it is addressed in the present paper. As a fist step a theoretical study of the systems involved in the process was carried out and the main environmental weakness were identified and quantified. Among the most important impacts there are the cleaning products, diesel, organic matter and the gas emissions. The solid materials are also impacting the ecosystem mainly polyethylene, cartoon and paper. The analysis concludes with a life cycle assessment of the technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]