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Agricultural residue

Material remaining from crop production or processing after the primary product is obtained.

Definition

Material remaining from crop production or processing after the primary product is obtained. Follow the related lesson to see how this term changes a system boundary or decision.

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Biomass, wastes and secondary carbon

A resource taxonomy broad enough for agriculture, forests, organic wastes, plastics, industrial by-products and mineral or alkaline streams.

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REFERENCES

References & further reading

U.S. Department of Energy (2024). 2023 Billion-Ton Report: An Assessment of U.S. Renewable Carbon Resources.https://doi.org/10.23720/BT2023/2316165 ↗