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Carole MATHIEU-ANDRÉ: Agricultural engineer Institut national agronomique de Paris-Grignon - Operations engineer at the Industrial Actions Department of the Seine-Normandy Water Agency (Agence de l'Eau de Seine-Normandie)
INTRODUCTION
Due to the nature of their production, the agri-food industries are major consumers of high-quality water. At the other end of the chain, their discharges account for 20% of French industrial wastewater. The food industry's total involvement in the water chain means that preserving water resources is one of its top priorities. Environmental protection accounts for 10% of the investments made by the food industry. Among the main investors are sugar mills, grain industries, the meat sector and, finally, dairies and canneries. However, in all these activities, interventions linked to preventive measures or to research and innovation represent a relatively modest share, accounting for just 17% of environmental investments. In many cases, pollution control remains an action that does not focus on manufacturing processes, even though these are the source of waste, the management of which should no longer be considered fatal.
Moreover, water should not be considered as a mere fluid, but as a quality raw material. At all levels (in processes, for washing, for cooling, etc.), managing water means relentlessly saving, both in terms of consumption and pollution.
It's also worth remembering that, whatever paths may be proposed, there are no ready-made solutions, only specific cases.
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Standardization
Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) http://www.boutique.afnor.fr
- Qualité de l'eau. Détermination de l'inhibition de la mobilité de Daphnia magna straus (cladocera, crustacea). Essai de toxicité aiguë. (Indice de classement : T 90-301). - NF EN ISO 6341 - Mai 1996
- Systèmes de management environnemental. Spécifications et lignes directrices pour son utilisation (indice de classement : X 30-200) - NF EN ISO 14001...
Regulations
European Regulation No. 1836/93 (Eco-audit) on the "Community eco-management and audit scheme" (published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on July 10, 1993).
Water law no. 92.3 of January 3, 1992, which supplements and modifies the law of 12/16/1964 on "water management and regulation, and pollution control".
Arrêté du 2 février 1998 relatif aux prélèvements...
Environmental management
The aim is to put in place measures not only to achieve regulatory compliance, but also to identify impacts, define responsibilities and implement actions to improve the environment.
Two main texts define the objectives to be reached and the means to achieve them: ISO 14001 certification and the European Eco-audit regulation (or EMAS, environmental management and audit scheme)....
Organizations
ACTIA (Association de coordination technique pour l'industrie agroalimentaire) :
ADEME (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie) :
Agence de l'Eau Adour-Garonne :...
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