Environmental footprints in the meat chain

59th International Meat Industry Conference

Deki, I.^1 ; Tomaevi, I.^1

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, Beograd

11080, Serbia^1

关键词: Environmental footprints;    Environmental performance;    Eutrophication potentials;    Influence on climate;    Meat production;    Ozone depletion;    Wastewater discharge;    Water and energies;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/85/1/012015/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/85/1/012015

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this paper was to present environmental performance of the meat chain and highlight main environmental footprints. The meat sector is recognized as one of the leading polluting sectors in the food industry. The meat chain was analyzed from a five-link perspective introducing the following actors: farm(er)s, slaughterhouses, meat processors, customers and consumers. Meat production needs natural resources (water and energy) resulting in waste and waste water discharge. As an outcome it has a high influence on climate change in respect to global warming, acidification and eutrophication potentials and ozone depletion substances.