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3. Main parameters used to characterize pollution
Maintaining good dairy hygiene requires numerous washing operations on floors, tanks, pipes, etc., using both cold and hot water, and sometimes in the presence of various additives. All this effluent water contains many different molecules that are impossible to identify and quantify individually and exhaustively.
We therefore use quantities that serve to characterize the level of pollution present in the effluent in a comprehensive and relevant manner. The volumes discharged and the quantity of matter containing mainly carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus are the most important characteristics to consider. However, this does not preclude special attention being paid to other molecules or elements from time to time. The main quantities characterizing pollution are therefore defined here.
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Bibliography
References
Regulations
These laws relate to the treatment of effluents from the agri-food industry.
Article 434-1 of the French Rural Code, concerning fish protection.
Law of December 16, 1964, on the creation of the Basin Committee and the Basin Financial Agencies.
Law of July 19, 1976, on ICPE regulations.
Decree 77-1133 of September 21, 1977, implementing...
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Organizations involved in the dairy industry
French Dairy Association ALF www.maison-du-lait.com
National Association of French Dairy Appellations of Origin ANOF www.maison-du-lait.com/QuiFait/OrgLias/ANAOF/anaof.html
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Situation in the dairy industry
In 2006, the breakdown of the dairy herd was as follows:
18.9 million cattle ;
8.7 million sheep ;
1.25 million goats.
Milk collection in 2005 was as follows:
22.66 million...
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