Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal
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Resumo: | Nowadays, there is a growing promotion to label products ecologically in European markets. Knowing that daily products have relevant environmental impact associated with their production, it is of utmost importance to analyse all the related production processes for a better understanding of each process impact. The present study analysed the potential environmental impacts of a Portuguese regional product, the Beira Baixa cheese, coming from the largest national sheep milk region. So, a life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology is used from -cradle-to -gate, including the supplying of the animal feedstock. Impact calculations are performed using the ReCiPe midpoint 2008 method, allowing an analysis of the environmental impacts contributing to climate change, terrestrial acidification, freshwater and marine eutrophication of all productive processes. The results have shown that the greatest impacts occur within the milk production process for all four selected impact categories. This happens mainly due to the fodder cultivation process, also necessary to produce animal feed, which contain processes of fertilization and land preparation. The enteric fermentation and manure management processes have also shown relevant contributions. The impact assessment also showed that the cheesemaking industry has practically insignificant impacts. Nonetheless, the cheesemaking industry can promote their business with these results, by advertising and marketing their product as environmentally friendly, with production processes causing reduced impacts, and therefore also their products. |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in PortugalLife Cycle AssessmentDairy IndustryCheese Production ProcessReCiPe MethodCradle-to-gateNowadays, there is a growing promotion to label products ecologically in European markets. Knowing that daily products have relevant environmental impact associated with their production, it is of utmost importance to analyse all the related production processes for a better understanding of each process impact. The present study analysed the potential environmental impacts of a Portuguese regional product, the Beira Baixa cheese, coming from the largest national sheep milk region. So, a life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology is used from -cradle-to -gate, including the supplying of the animal feedstock. Impact calculations are performed using the ReCiPe midpoint 2008 method, allowing an analysis of the environmental impacts contributing to climate change, terrestrial acidification, freshwater and marine eutrophication of all productive processes. The results have shown that the greatest impacts occur within the milk production process for all four selected impact categories. This happens mainly due to the fodder cultivation process, also necessary to produce animal feed, which contain processes of fertilization and land preparation. The enteric fermentation and manure management processes have also shown relevant contributions. The impact assessment also showed that the cheesemaking industry has practically insignificant impacts. Nonetheless, the cheesemaking industry can promote their business with these results, by advertising and marketing their product as environmentally friendly, with production processes causing reduced impacts, and therefore also their products.Pedro Dinis Gaspar acknowledges Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT—MCTES) for its financial support via the project UIDB/00151/2020 (C-MAST—Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies). Ana Cláudia Dias and Paula Quinteiro acknowledge FCT-MCTES for the contracts CEECIND/02174/2017 and CEECIND/00143/2017, respectively, and for the financial support to CESAM (UIDB/50017/2020+UIDP/50017/2020), through national funds. Radu Godina acknowledges Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT—MCTES) for its financial support via the project UIDB/00667/2020 (UNIDEMI).uBibliorumNunes, Óscar SoaresGaspar, Pedro DinisNunes, JoséQuinteiro, PaulaDias, Ana CláudiaGodina, Radu2022-03-29T15:21:36Z2020-09-182020-09-18T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12131eng10.3390/pr8091182info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-15T09:55:02Zoai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/12131Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:51:48.283742Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal Nunes, Óscar Soares Life Cycle Assessment Dairy Industry Cheese Production Process ReCiPe Method Cradle-to-gate |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal |
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Life-Cycle Assessment of Dairy Products - Case Study of Regional Cheese Produced in Portugal |
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Nunes, Óscar Soares |
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Nunes, Óscar Soares Gaspar, Pedro Dinis Nunes, José Quinteiro, Paula Dias, Ana Cláudia Godina, Radu |
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Gaspar, Pedro Dinis Nunes, José Quinteiro, Paula Dias, Ana Cláudia Godina, Radu |
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Nunes, Óscar Soares Gaspar, Pedro Dinis Nunes, José Quinteiro, Paula Dias, Ana Cláudia Godina, Radu |
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Life Cycle Assessment Dairy Industry Cheese Production Process ReCiPe Method Cradle-to-gate |
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Life Cycle Assessment Dairy Industry Cheese Production Process ReCiPe Method Cradle-to-gate |
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Nowadays, there is a growing promotion to label products ecologically in European markets. Knowing that daily products have relevant environmental impact associated with their production, it is of utmost importance to analyse all the related production processes for a better understanding of each process impact. The present study analysed the potential environmental impacts of a Portuguese regional product, the Beira Baixa cheese, coming from the largest national sheep milk region. So, a life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology is used from -cradle-to -gate, including the supplying of the animal feedstock. Impact calculations are performed using the ReCiPe midpoint 2008 method, allowing an analysis of the environmental impacts contributing to climate change, terrestrial acidification, freshwater and marine eutrophication of all productive processes. The results have shown that the greatest impacts occur within the milk production process for all four selected impact categories. This happens mainly due to the fodder cultivation process, also necessary to produce animal feed, which contain processes of fertilization and land preparation. The enteric fermentation and manure management processes have also shown relevant contributions. The impact assessment also showed that the cheesemaking industry has practically insignificant impacts. Nonetheless, the cheesemaking industry can promote their business with these results, by advertising and marketing their product as environmentally friendly, with production processes causing reduced impacts, and therefore also their products. |
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