Whey

Whey: This PCR supports foreground data packages for whey sold or transferred as a fluid dairy product at a declared plant gate. It covers sweet whey separated after…

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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CPC 3.0:22130 · exact

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1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR supports foreground data packages for whey sold or transferred as a fluid dairy product at a declared plant gate. It covers sweet whey separated after enzyme-coagulated cheese or casein manufacture and acid whey separated after acid coagulation. The declared product may be untreated, clarified, pasteurised, cooled, or concentrated while remaining a pumpable liquid whey product. Each dataset shall disclose the source dairy process, animal species or species mixture, sweet/acid status, total-solids or dry-matter content, acidity or pH, treatment route, temperature state, and bulk or packaged market state.

The foreground gate starts when separated whey enters the whey collection line or when purchased fluid whey is received at the reporting facility. It ends when conforming fluid whey is ready for dispatch at the declared plant gate. Collection, transfer, clarification, cream/fines removal, cooling, storage, pasteurisation, membrane concentration, evaporation, cleaning-in-place, packaging, and on-site effluent handling are included when performed for the declared fluid-whey product. Milk production, cheese or casein manufacture before whey separation, production of purchased utilities and materials, off-site transport, downstream conversion, distribution, use, and end-of-life require linked datasets when included in the study scope.

Whey powder, acid whey powder, whey protein concentrate or isolate sold as a dry product, lactose, whey permeate powder, whey cheese, formulated whey beverages, and products whose dairy constituents no longer meet the declared fluid-whey identity are excluded. Drying is outside this PCR because the CPC scope is the fluid whey product; use an appropriate downstream product PCR for powder or ingredient manufacture.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.dairy-products-and-egg-products.whey
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 `22130` Whey
covered_products	sweet whey and acid whey marketed or transferred as fluid dairy products; untreated, clarified, pasteurised, cooled, or concentrated liquid whey when the state is declared
excluded_products	whey and acid whey powders; dried whey ingredients; whey protein concentrate or isolate sold as dry products; lactose; whey permeate powder; whey cheese; formulated whey beverages; cheese, casein, milk, cream, and non-dairy analogues
representative_product	saleable fluid whey at the declared plant gate
production_route	recovery after cheese or casein coagulation and curd separation, followed by route-specific conditioning, storage, and dispatch
market_state	bulk or packaged pumpable liquid; sweet or acid; declared solids, composition, temperature, treatment, and concentration state

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	conforming fluid whey supplied for food, feed, fermentation, ingredient manufacture, or another declared downstream use
How much	1 kg wet product at the declared plant gate
How well	meets the declared sweet/acid identity, source-process specification, solids and composition basis, pH or acidity, microbiological or commercial specification, and treatment state
How long or cycle	one production batch or reporting-period output, normalized to 1 kg dispatched product
reference_flow_link	reference product output `whey_reference_product` from `storage_and_dispatch`

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Whey `7ee9083e-5a51-476e-b96f-1501752e169a`
Reference flow property	Mass `93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66`
Reference unit group	Units of mass `93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66`
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	sweet or acid whey; originating dairy product and animal species; raw, clarified, pasteurised, cooled, or concentrated state; total solids or dry matter; protein, fat, lactose, ash or mineral basis when available; pH or titratable acidity; temperature; bulk or packaging form; manufacturing geography; plant gate; allocation treatment of upstream shared dairy operations

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
`reference_wet_mass`	reference whey product	Mass `93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66`	kg	Express the reference flow as wet as-dispatched product mass; do not substitute dry-matter mass for the 1 kg reference amount.
`composition_basis`	whey feedstock, intermediates, product, losses, and co-products	Mass `93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66`	kg plus declared mass fraction	Record wet mass and the sampling basis for total solids or dry matter; disclose whether protein, fat, lactose, ash, and acidity values are measured on wet or dry basis.
`concentration_conversion`	concentrated liquid whey	Mass `93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66`	kg	Convert feed and concentrate quantities through measured wet mass and solids mass balance; retain the concentration factor and evaporated or removed water separately.
`utility_conversion`	electricity, fuels, steam, refrigeration, and water	applicable energy, mass, or volume property	kWh, MJ, kg, or m3	Preserve measured utility units and document conversion factors; normalize utilities only after batch or reporting-period totals are reconciled to conforming product mass.

5. System Boundary

The dataset shall represent the declared fluid-whey route without silently importing upstream cheese burdens, downstream powder manufacture, or disposal credits.

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	separated wet whey entering the recovery line, or purchased fluid whey received at the facility
starting_condition_role	product identity and upstream-burden hand-off for the fluid-whey foreground system
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 `22130` Whey, interpreted as fluid whey rather than the separately classified powder product
recursive_input_rule	an input already classified as fluid whey is recorded as a product input with the Whey flow UUID, its wet mass and qualifiers, and a linked upstream dataset; do not recreate its upstream whey-production burdens inside the receiving process
upstream_dataset_requirement	link milk, cheese or casein production and shared coagulation/separation burdens through reviewed upstream datasets and the declared allocation treatment; link purchased whey when the foreground starts at receipt
disclosure	disclose whey origin, sweet/acid status, source dairy product, species, solids and composition basis, treatment state, receipt or separation point, included operations, allocation method, losses, co-products, effluent route, geography, period, and plant gate

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
`boundary_product_identity`	product inclusion	Include only fluid whey separated from curd after coagulation in cheese, casein, or similar dairy manufacture and preserve sweet/acid and source-process identity.	`codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders`; `fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition`
`boundary_start_and_end`	foreground gate	Start at whey separation into the recovery line or at purchased-fluid-whey receipt; end at conforming fluid whey ready for dispatch at the declared plant gate.	`codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders`; `us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese`
`boundary_included_operations`	on-site whey handling	Include collection, transfer, clarification, cooling, pasteurisation, liquid concentration, storage, cleaning, packaging, and on-site effluent handling when performed for the declared product.	`eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat`; `us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese`
`boundary_acid_whey_timing`	acid whey route	Record the time from separation to conditioning and avoid unreported holding that changes acidity; acid whey should be processed promptly and the actual residence time shall be disclosed.	`eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat`
`boundary_downstream_exclusions`	powders and derived ingredients	Exclude drying and downstream manufacture of whey powder, protein concentrates or isolates, lactose, permeate powder, whey cheese, and formulated beverages from the fluid-whey foreground gate.	`codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders`; `fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition`
`boundary_recursive_whey_input`	purchased or transferred fluid whey	Record same-category whey as an input with an upstream dataset and do not double-count its upstream dairy or recovery burdens.
`boundary_emissions_and_waste`	direct releases and treatment	Include measured on-site wastewater, product losses, residues, refrigerant losses, combustion releases, and treatment outputs attributable to included operations; disclose off-site treatment links.	`eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat`; `us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese`

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
whey_receipt_and_recovery	Whey receipt and recovery	required		foreground collection and product hand-off	wet whey transferred to conditioning
liquid_whey_conditioning	Liquid whey conditioning	conditional	include clarification, cream/fines removal, pasteurisation, cooling, membrane treatment, or evaporation when performed before sale as fluid whey	foreground conditioning	conditioned pumpable whey
storage_and_dispatch	Storage and dispatch	required		foreground storage and product dispatch	1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched
onsite_effluent_management	On-site effluent management	conditional	include when wastewater or product losses are treated, equalised, digested, or discharged on site	foreground waste and emission management	treated effluent and residual outputs

Process: Whey receipt and recovery (`whey_receipt_and_recovery`)

Inputs

Product flows

Separated or purchased fluid whey feedstock (`raw_whey_input`)

Record the wet whey entering the foreground system, including origin, sweet/acid status, composition, temperature, and the linked upstream burden hand-off.

Selected flow: Whey 7ee9083e-5a51-476e-b96f-1501752e169a
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass received or transferred into the whey recovery line
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition
Data source: Calibrated tank, load-cell, transfer, laboratory, stock, and dispatch records governed by cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition.
UUID status: Verified existing reference flow (verified_reference).
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Required (required). Required for every dataset; distinguish separated on-site whey from purchased whey and link its upstream dataset.
Sources: codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders; fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition

Electricity for whey receipt, transfer, and initial cooling (`recovery_electricity`)

Record electricity consumed by receipt, pumping, screening, transfer, and initial cooling as one stage-specific electricity exchange.

Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the facility
Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
Amount rule: metered electricity or documented equipment allocation for whey receipt and recovery
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Required (required). Required for the receipt-and-recovery process; report an evidenced zero only when no electricity is consumed.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Recovered wet whey transferred to conditioning or storage (`recovered_whey_intermediate`)

Calculate the wet intermediate transferred after accounting for retained heel, samples, separately recovered outputs, and recorded whey losses.

Selected flow: Whey 7ee9083e-5a51-476e-b96f-1501752e169a
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured transfer mass or reconciled batch mass balance
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition
Data source: Calibrated tank, load-cell, transfer, laboratory, stock, and dispatch records governed by cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition.
UUID status: Verified existing reference flow (verified_reference).
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Required (required). Required; route directly to storage when no conditioning operation occurs.
Sources: codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders; fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition

Waste flows

Waste whey from receipt and recovery (`recovery_whey_loss`)

Record whey spillage, retained heel, sampling loss, or rejected raw whey that is sent to one documented waste or treatment destination.

Selected flow: Waste whey from recovery
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured waste-whey mass or reconciled mass-balance difference assigned to its documented destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on a physical waste-whey stream; do not combine it with wastewater or separator residues.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese

Elementary flows

Process: Liquid whey conditioning (`liquid_whey_conditioning`)

Inputs

Product flows

Recovered whey entering conditioning (`conditioning_whey_input`)

Record the wet mass and composition of recovered whey entering the included conditioning operations.

Selected flow: Whey 7ee9083e-5a51-476e-b96f-1501752e169a
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured transfer mass from recovery or receipt tank
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition
Data source: Calibrated tank, load-cell, transfer, laboratory, stock, and dispatch records governed by cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition.
UUID status: Verified existing reference flow (verified_reference).
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on inclusion of liquid_whey_conditioning.
Sources: codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders; fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition

Electricity for liquid whey conditioning (`conditioning_electricity`)

Record electricity for clarification, separation, pasteurisation auxiliaries, cooling, membrane treatment, evaporation auxiliaries, and associated pumps.

Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the facility
Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
Amount rule: metered electricity or documented equipment allocation for included conditioning operations
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on electricity-consuming conditioning equipment; keep this stage separate from recovery and storage electricity.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Purchased steam for whey conditioning (`conditioning_purchased_steam`)

Record purchased steam crossing the facility boundary for pasteurisation or evaporation without combining it with hot water or fuels.

Selected flow: Purchased steam
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: metered steam mass; retain pressure, temperature, condensate return, and enthalpy calculation in the foreground record
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on purchased steam use; do not use this card for steam generated from on-site fuel already recorded separately.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Purchased hot water for whey conditioning (`conditioning_purchased_hot_water`)

Record purchased hot water used as a thermal utility as a separate carrier from process water and steam.

Selected flow: Purchased hot water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: metered hot-water mass with supply and return temperatures retained for the heat calculation
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on purchased hot-water supply; do not duplicate water already recorded as process or CIP water.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Natural gas combusted for whey conditioning (`conditioning_natural_gas`)

Record natural gas supplied to an on-site boiler or direct heater used for included conditioning heat.

Selected flow: Natural gas
Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
Amount rule: metered gas quantity converted with a documented net calorific value and allocated to conditioning
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site natural-gas combustion; do not combine with diesel, LPG, purchased steam, or purchased hot water.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Diesel fuel combusted for whey conditioning (`conditioning_diesel`)

Record diesel supplied to an on-site boiler or heater used for included conditioning heat.

Selected flow: Diesel fuel
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured diesel issue or tank-stock difference allocated to conditioning
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site diesel combustion; keep emergency-generator diesel in the electricity supply dataset unless directly attributable here.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Liquefied petroleum gas combusted for whey conditioning (`conditioning_lpg`)

Record liquefied petroleum gas supplied to an on-site boiler or heater used for included conditioning heat.

Selected flow: Liquefied petroleum gas
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured LPG issue or tank-stock difference allocated to conditioning
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site LPG combustion; do not combine it with natural gas or diesel.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Process and CIP water supplied to whey conditioning (`conditioning_water`)

Record cold or ambient process and cleaning water crossing the process boundary as one water-supply exchange; purchased hot water is recorded separately.

Selected flow: Process water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: metered water or validated tank-volume record assigned to included conditioning and cleaning operations
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_cleaning_water_and_materials
Data source: CIP dosing-controller, material-issue or purchase, water-meter, and cycle-log records governed by cp_cleaning_water_and_materials.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on process or CIP water use; exclude purchased hot water and internally recirculated water that does not cross the boundary.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Sodium hydroxide for CIP (`conditioning_sodium_hydroxide`)

Record sodium hydroxide supplied to the whey line by product mass and active concentration.

Selected flow: Sodium hydroxide
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: inventory issue, dosing-controller, or purchase mass of sodium hydroxide reconciled to included cleaning or disinfection cycles
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_cleaning_water_and_materials
Data source: CIP dosing-controller, material-issue or purchase, water-meter, and cycle-log records governed by cp_cleaning_water_and_materials.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on actual use of this single chemical; record any other cleaner or disinfectant in its own species-specific card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Nitric acid for CIP (`conditioning_nitric_acid`)

Record nitric acid supplied to the whey line separately from phosphoric acid and other cleaners.

Selected flow: Nitric acid
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: inventory issue, dosing-controller, or purchase mass of nitric acid reconciled to included cleaning or disinfection cycles
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_cleaning_water_and_materials
Data source: CIP dosing-controller, material-issue or purchase, water-meter, and cycle-log records governed by cp_cleaning_water_and_materials.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on actual use of this single chemical; record any other cleaner or disinfectant in its own species-specific card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Phosphoric acid for CIP (`conditioning_phosphoric_acid`)

Record phosphoric acid supplied to the whey line separately from nitric acid and other cleaners.

Selected flow: Phosphoric acid
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: inventory issue, dosing-controller, or purchase mass of phosphoric acid reconciled to included cleaning or disinfection cycles
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_cleaning_water_and_materials
Data source: CIP dosing-controller, material-issue or purchase, water-meter, and cycle-log records governed by cp_cleaning_water_and_materials.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on actual use of this single chemical; record any other cleaner or disinfectant in its own species-specific card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Peracetic acid disinfectant (`conditioning_peracetic_acid`)

Record peracetic acid disinfectant supplied to the whey line by product mass and active concentration.

Selected flow: Peracetic acid
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: inventory issue, dosing-controller, or purchase mass of peracetic acid reconciled to included cleaning or disinfection cycles
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_cleaning_water_and_materials
Data source: CIP dosing-controller, material-issue or purchase, water-meter, and cycle-log records governed by cp_cleaning_water_and_materials.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on actual use of this single chemical; record any other cleaner or disinfectant in its own species-specific card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Sodium hypochlorite disinfectant (`conditioning_sodium_hypochlorite`)

Record sodium hypochlorite disinfectant only when it is actually supplied to the included whey line.

Selected flow: Sodium hypochlorite
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: inventory issue, dosing-controller, or purchase mass of sodium hypochlorite reconciled to included cleaning or disinfection cycles
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_cleaning_water_and_materials
Data source: CIP dosing-controller, material-issue or purchase, water-meter, and cycle-log records governed by cp_cleaning_water_and_materials.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on actual use of this single chemical; record any other cleaner or disinfectant in its own species-specific card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned fluid whey (`conditioned_whey_output`)

Record the wet mass, solids, pH or acidity, temperature, and treatment state of conditioned whey transferred to storage.

Selected flow: Whey 7ee9083e-5a51-476e-b96f-1501752e169a
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured conditioned-whey transfer mass
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition
Data source: Calibrated tank, load-cell, transfer, laboratory, stock, and dispatch records governed by cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition.
UUID status: Verified existing reference flow (verified_reference).
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on inclusion of conditioning; do not record the same stream again as rejected whey or wastewater.
Sources: codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders; fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition

Recovered whey cream (`conditioning_recovered_cream`)

Record whey cream only when clarification or separation produces a physically separate, saleable cream stream.

Selected flow: Recovered whey cream
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass and composition of the separately transferred recovered output
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_coproduct_and_allocation
Data source: Measured production, composition, destination, and allocation records governed by cp_coproduct_and_allocation.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on a physically separate output with documented further use; do not double-count the same material in another co-product or waste card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Recovered milk fat (`conditioning_recovered_milk_fat`)

Record recovered milk fat only when it is a physically separate output distinct from whey cream.

Selected flow: Recovered milk fat
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass and composition of the separately transferred recovered output
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_coproduct_and_allocation
Data source: Measured production, composition, destination, and allocation records governed by cp_coproduct_and_allocation.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on a physically separate output with documented further use; do not double-count the same material in another co-product or waste card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Recovered separator fines from whey clarification (`conditioning_recovered_dairy_fines`)

Record separator fines as a product only when their quantity, quality, use, and destination establish a separate recovered output.

Selected flow: Recovered separator fines from whey clarification
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass and composition of the separately transferred recovered output
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_coproduct_and_allocation
Data source: Measured production, composition, destination, and allocation records governed by cp_coproduct_and_allocation.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on a physically separate output with documented further use; do not double-count the same material in another co-product or waste card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Fluid whey permeate (`conditioning_fluid_whey_permeate`)

Record fluid whey permeate only when membrane treatment produces a separate pumpable output with a documented use or market destination.

Selected flow: Fluid whey permeate
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass and composition of the separately transferred recovered output
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_coproduct_and_allocation
Data source: Measured production, composition, destination, and allocation records governed by cp_coproduct_and_allocation.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on a physically separate output with documented further use; do not double-count the same material in another co-product or waste card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Evaporator condensate sent to treatment (`conditioning_evaporator_condensate`)

Record separately collected evaporator condensate that leaves conditioning for wastewater management; internal reuse is tracked in the water balance but is not a boundary exchange.

Selected flow: Evaporator condensate from whey concentration
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured waste-stream mass or volume converted with documented density and assigned to its destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste stream crossing the conditioning boundary; retain its single actual destination.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Rejected separator fines from whey clarification (`conditioning_rejected_dairy_fines`)

Record separator fines that lack a documented product destination as one specific waste stream.

Selected flow: Rejected separator fines from whey clarification
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured waste-stream mass or volume converted with documented density and assigned to its destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste stream crossing the conditioning boundary; retain its single actual destination.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Spent filter residue from whey conditioning (`conditioning_filter_residue`)

Record spent residue physically removed from filters used in included whey conditioning.

Selected flow: Spent filter residue from whey conditioning
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured waste-stream mass or volume converted with documented density and assigned to its destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste stream crossing the conditioning boundary; retain its single actual destination.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Rejected whey from conditioning (`conditioning_rejected_whey`)

Record an off-specification conditioned-whey batch as waste only when it is not recovered as product or returned internally.

Selected flow: Rejected whey from conditioning
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured waste-stream mass or volume converted with documented density and assigned to its destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste stream crossing the conditioning boundary; retain its single actual destination.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Wastewater from whey conditioning and CIP (`conditioning_wastewater`)

Record the wastewater stream transferred from conditioning and CIP to on-site or off-site treatment, excluding separately recovered product and condensate.

Selected flow: Dairy processing wastewater
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured waste-stream mass or volume converted with documented density and assigned to its destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste stream crossing the conditioning boundary; retain its single actual destination.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_carbon_dioxide_fossil_to_air`)

Calculate fossil carbon dioxide released from natural gas, diesel, or LPG actually combusted for included conditioning heat.

Selected flow: Carbon dioxide, fossil, to air
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured release or calculation from actual fuel use with a reviewed substance-specific factor and documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site combustion and availability of substance-specific evidence; do not derive this card by splitting an aggregate emission without a reviewed method.
Sources: eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Nitrogen monoxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_nitrogen_monoxide_to_air`)

Record nitrogen monoxide as a separate substance when measured or derived from a reviewed species-specific combustion record.

Selected flow: Nitrogen monoxide to air
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured release or calculation from actual fuel use with a reviewed substance-specific factor and documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site combustion and availability of substance-specific evidence; do not derive this card by splitting an aggregate emission without a reviewed method.
Sources: eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Nitrogen dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_nitrogen_dioxide_to_air`)

Record nitrogen dioxide as a separate substance when measured or derived from a reviewed species-specific combustion record.

Selected flow: Nitrogen dioxide to air
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured release or calculation from actual fuel use with a reviewed substance-specific factor and documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site combustion and availability of substance-specific evidence; do not derive this card by splitting an aggregate emission without a reviewed method.
Sources: eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Sulfur dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_sulfur_dioxide_to_air`)

Record sulfur dioxide as a separate substance when measured or calculated from documented fuel sulfur and a reviewed method.

Selected flow: Sulfur dioxide to air
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured release or calculation from actual fuel use with a reviewed substance-specific factor and documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site combustion and availability of substance-specific evidence; do not derive this card by splitting an aggregate emission without a reviewed method.
Sources: eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Process: Storage and dispatch (`storage_and_dispatch`)

Inputs

Product flows

Conditioned whey entering storage (`storage_whey_input`)

Record the mass, composition, temperature, and condition of fluid whey entering final storage and dispatch.

Selected flow: Whey 7ee9083e-5a51-476e-b96f-1501752e169a
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured transfer mass into final storage
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition
Data source: Calibrated tank, load-cell, transfer, laboratory, stock, and dispatch records governed by cp_whey_batch_mass_and_composition.
UUID status: Verified existing reference flow (verified_reference).
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Required (required). Required; the input may come directly from recovery when conditioning is not included.
Sources: codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders; fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition

Electricity for storage, refrigeration, transfer, and loading (`storage_electricity`)

Record stage-specific electricity for tank agitation, refrigeration, transfer, and loading.

Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the facility
Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
Amount rule: metered electricity or documented equipment allocation for storage and dispatch
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Required (required). Required for storage and dispatch; report an evidenced zero only when these operations consume no electricity.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

R717 ammonia refrigerant make-up (`storage_ammonia_refrigerant_input`)

Record anhydrous ammonia added to an R717 refrigeration circuit serving included whey storage or cooling.

Selected flow: Ammonia, anhydrous, refrigerant R717
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured refrigerant purchase or inventory balance assigned once to the included refrigeration system
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on actual R717 use; any other refrigerant must be represented by its own chemical-specific input card before dataset validation.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Low-density polyethylene packaging film (`packaging_ldpe_film_input`)

Record low-density polyethylene packaging film crossing the declared product gate without combining it with another packaging material.

Selected flow: Low-density polyethylene packaging film
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: bill-of-materials or issue quantity converted with measured or supplier-documented item mass
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging material crossing the gate; use an evidenced not_applicable result for bulk dispatch and add any other material as its own card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

High-density polyethylene packaging container (`packaging_hdpe_container_input`)

Record high-density polyethylene packaging container crossing the declared product gate without combining it with another packaging material.

Selected flow: High-density polyethylene packaging container
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: bill-of-materials or issue quantity converted with measured or supplier-documented item mass
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging material crossing the gate; use an evidenced not_applicable result for bulk dispatch and add any other material as its own card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Paper packaging label (`packaging_paper_label_input`)

Record paper packaging label crossing the declared product gate without combining it with another packaging material.

Selected flow: Paper packaging label
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: bill-of-materials or issue quantity converted with measured or supplier-documented item mass
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging material crossing the gate; use an evidenced not_applicable result for bulk dispatch and add any other material as its own card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Corrugated fibreboard packaging (`packaging_corrugated_fibreboard_input`)

Record corrugated fibreboard packaging crossing the declared product gate without combining it with another packaging material.

Selected flow: Corrugated fibreboard packaging
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: bill-of-materials or issue quantity converted with measured or supplier-documented item mass
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging material crossing the gate; use an evidenced not_applicable result for bulk dispatch and add any other material as its own card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Steel packaging container (`packaging_steel_container_input`)

Record steel packaging container crossing the declared product gate without combining it with another packaging material.

Selected flow: Steel packaging container
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: bill-of-materials or issue quantity converted with measured or supplier-documented item mass
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging material crossing the gate; use an evidenced not_applicable result for bulk dispatch and add any other material as its own card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Aluminium packaging container (`packaging_aluminium_container_input`)

Record aluminium packaging container crossing the declared product gate without combining it with another packaging material.

Selected flow: Aluminium packaging container
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: bill-of-materials or issue quantity converted with measured or supplier-documented item mass
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging material crossing the gate; use an evidenced not_applicable result for bulk dispatch and add any other material as its own card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conforming fluid whey at the plant gate (`whey_reference_product`)

This is the reference product; record dispatched wet mass and every required qualifier for the declared fluid whey.

Selected flow: Whey 7ee9083e-5a51-476e-b96f-1501752e169a
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: 1 kg conforming wet product at the declared plant gate
Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
Normalization basis: PCR reference flow
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
Collection protocol:
Data source: PCR reference-flow definition and conforming dispatch record.
UUID status: Verified existing reference flow (verified_reference).
Uncertainty: The reference amount is fixed; disclose uncertainty in wet-mass measurement and product qualification separately.
Applicability: Required (required). Required and fixed as the PCR quantitative reference.
Sources: codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Waste whey from storage and dispatch (`storage_whey_loss`)

Record off-specification product, tank heel, samples, spillage, or expired fluid whey sent to one documented waste destination.

Selected flow: Waste whey from storage and dispatch
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured loss or reconciled storage-and-dispatch mass balance
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on a physical waste-whey stream; do not combine it with packaging waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Low-density polyethylene packaging-film scrap (`packaging_ldpe_film_waste`)

Record low-density polyethylene packaging film scrap generated before dispatch as one material-specific waste stream.

Selected flow: Low-density polyethylene packaging film scrap
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured scrap or rejected-item mass assigned to its documented destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging waste; do not record packaging that leaves with conforming product as plant waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Rejected high-density polyethylene packaging containers (`packaging_hdpe_container_waste`)

Record rejected high-density polyethylene packaging containers generated before dispatch as one material-specific waste stream.

Selected flow: Rejected high-density polyethylene packaging containers
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured scrap or rejected-item mass assigned to its documented destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging waste; do not record packaging that leaves with conforming product as plant waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Paper-label scrap (`packaging_paper_label_waste`)

Record paper packaging label scrap generated before dispatch as one material-specific waste stream.

Selected flow: Paper packaging label scrap
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured scrap or rejected-item mass assigned to its documented destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging waste; do not record packaging that leaves with conforming product as plant waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Corrugated fibreboard packaging scrap (`packaging_corrugated_fibreboard_waste`)

Record corrugated fibreboard packaging scrap generated before dispatch as one material-specific waste stream.

Selected flow: Corrugated fibreboard packaging scrap
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured scrap or rejected-item mass assigned to its documented destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging waste; do not record packaging that leaves with conforming product as plant waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Rejected steel packaging containers (`packaging_steel_container_waste`)

Record rejected steel packaging containers generated before dispatch as one material-specific waste stream.

Selected flow: Rejected steel packaging containers
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured scrap or rejected-item mass assigned to its documented destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging waste; do not record packaging that leaves with conforming product as plant waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Rejected aluminium packaging containers (`packaging_aluminium_container_waste`)

Record rejected aluminium packaging containers generated before dispatch as one material-specific waste stream.

Selected flow: Rejected aluminium packaging containers
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured scrap or rejected-item mass assigned to its documented destination
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_dispatch
Data source: Packaging bill-of-materials, issue, item-mass, count, scrap, and dispatch records governed by cp_packaging_and_dispatch.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this exact packaging waste; do not record packaging that leaves with conforming product as plant waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Elementary flows

R717 ammonia refrigerant released to air (`storage_ammonia_refrigerant_to_air`)

Record ammonia released from an R717 refrigeration circuit serving included whey storage or cooling.

Selected flow: Ammonia to air
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured leak or refrigerant inventory-balance loss assigned once to the included refrigeration system
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on actual R717 use and a documented release; do not use this card for another refrigerant species.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Process: On-site effluent management (`onsite_effluent_management`)

Inputs

Product flows

Electricity for on-site whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_treatment_electricity`)

Record electricity attributable to equalisation, pumping, aeration, separation, digestion, or final treatment of whey-line effluent.

Selected flow: Electricity supplied to the facility
Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
Amount rule: metered treatment electricity or documented allocation based on whey-line hydraulic or pollutant load
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
Data source: Dedicated meter records are preferred; otherwise use reconciled invoice and equipment-allocation records governed by cp_energy_and_utilities.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site treatment; specific treatment chemicals, when used, require separate chemical-specific cards rather than this electricity card.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Whey-line wastewater entering on-site treatment (`whey_wastewater_input`)

Record the physical wastewater transfer from the conditioning boundary to on-site treatment once, with hydraulic load and composition.

Selected flow: Dairy processing wastewater
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wastewater mass or volume converted using documented density
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on on-site treatment; link this input to conditioning_wastewater without double-counting it in the system total.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Recovered biogas from anaerobic treatment (`effluent_recovered_biogas`)

Record biogas as a product only when anaerobic treatment produces a measured stream with documented use.

Selected flow: Recovered biogas
Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
Amount rule: measured recovered quantity transferred to its documented use
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this physically separate recovered output; do not combine it with another treatment product or waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Recovered water from whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_recovered_water`)

Record recovered water as a product only when its quantity, quality, reuse, and destination are documented.

Selected flow: Recovered water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured recovered quantity transferred to its documented use
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this physically separate recovered output; do not combine it with another treatment product or waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Recovered struvite from phosphorus recovery (`effluent_recovered_struvite`)

Record struvite only when phosphorus recovery produces a physically separate output with documented quality and use.

Selected flow: Recovered struvite
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured recovered quantity transferred to its documented use
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this physically separate recovered output; do not combine it with another treatment product or waste.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Wastewater-treatment sludge (`effluent_treatment_sludge`)

Record wastewater-treatment sludge as a distinct wet and, where material, dry-mass stream.

Selected flow: Wastewater treatment sludge
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass or volume converted with documented density; retain dry mass when material
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste output and its documented destination; do not merge it with another residue or discharge.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Digestate from anaerobic whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_anaerobic_digestate`)

Record digestate from anaerobic treatment separately from aerobic sludge and screenings.

Selected flow: Anaerobic treatment digestate
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass or volume converted with documented density; retain dry mass when material
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste output and its documented destination; do not merge it with another residue or discharge.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Screenings from whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_screenings`)

Record gross solids physically removed by screens or sieves as one separate waste stream.

Selected flow: Wastewater treatment screenings
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass or volume converted with documented density; retain dry mass when material
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste output and its documented destination; do not merge it with another residue or discharge.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Treated whey wastewater transferred to sewer (`effluent_treated_wastewater_to_sewer`)

Record treated wastewater transferred to a sewer or off-site treatment system as a waste flow rather than a direct elementary release.

Selected flow: Treated dairy wastewater to sewer
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: measured wet mass or volume converted with documented density; retain dry mass when material
Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; disclose meter, scale, sampling, allocation, and temporal-coverage uncertainty from foreground records.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on this distinct waste output and its documented destination; do not merge it with another residue or discharge.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Elementary flows

Water discharged to surface water (`effluent_water_to_surface_water`)

Record the treated water mass directly discharged to a receiving surface water body.

Selected flow: Water to surface water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: final-effluent volume converted to mass using documented density and normalized to reference product
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on direct discharge to surface water and representative monitoring; do not use this card for an indirect sewer transfer.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Chemical oxygen demand discharged to surface water (`effluent_chemical_oxygen_demand_to_water`)

Calculate chemical oxygen demand as one monitored water-emission parameter from final-effluent flow and representative COD concentration.

Selected flow: Chemical oxygen demand to surface water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: final-effluent volume multiplied by representative COD concentration with documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on direct discharge to surface water and representative monitoring; do not use this card for an indirect sewer transfer.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Total nitrogen discharged to surface water (`effluent_total_nitrogen_to_water`)

Calculate total nitrogen as one monitored water-emission parameter from final-effluent flow and representative TN concentration.

Selected flow: Total nitrogen to surface water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: final-effluent volume multiplied by representative TN concentration with documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on direct discharge to surface water and representative monitoring; do not use this card for an indirect sewer transfer.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Total phosphorus discharged to surface water (`effluent_total_phosphorus_to_water`)

Calculate total phosphorus as one monitored water-emission parameter from final-effluent flow and representative TP concentration.

Selected flow: Total phosphorus to surface water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: final-effluent volume multiplied by representative TP concentration with documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on direct discharge to surface water and representative monitoring; do not use this card for an indirect sewer transfer.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Total suspended solids discharged to surface water (`effluent_total_suspended_solids_to_water`)

Calculate total suspended solids as one monitored water-emission parameter from final-effluent flow and representative TSS concentration.

Selected flow: Total suspended solids to surface water
Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
Amount rule: final-effluent volume multiplied by representative TSS concentration with documented unit conversion
Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming fluid whey dispatched at the plant gate
Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
Collection protocol: cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions
Data source: Calibrated scale or flow-meter, sampling, laboratory, transfer-manifest, incident, and treatment records governed by cp_waste_effluent_and_emissions.
UUID status: Unresolved (unresolved); UUID remains blank until exact flow-hybrid-search and state=100 direct-read verification.
Uncertainty: No PCR default or numeric range; propagate foreground measurement, allocation, conversion-factor, and mass-balance uncertainty.
Applicability: Conditional (conditional). Conditional on direct discharge to surface water and representative monitoring; do not use this card for an indirect sewer transfer.
Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

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Structured rule index

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System boundary rules · 8

Rule ID	Applies to	Rule	Source IDs
`system_boundary_rule_1`	foreground_system_boundary	The dataset shall represent the declared fluid-whey route without silently importing upstream cheese burdens, downstream powder manufacture, or disposal credits.
`boundary_product_identity`	product inclusion	Include only fluid whey separated from curd after coagulation in cheese, casein, or similar dairy manufacture and preserve sweet/acid and source-process identity.	codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders, fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition
`boundary_start_and_end`	foreground gate	Start at whey separation into the recovery line or at purchased-fluid-whey receipt; end at conforming fluid whey ready for dispatch at the declared plant gate.	codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders, us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese
`boundary_included_operations`	on-site whey handling	Include collection, transfer, clarification, cooling, pasteurisation, liquid concentration, storage, cleaning, packaging, and on-site effluent handling when performed for the declared product.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat, us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese
`boundary_acid_whey_timing`	acid whey route	Record the time from separation to conditioning and avoid unreported holding that changes acidity; acid whey should be processed promptly and the actual residence time shall be disclosed.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
`boundary_downstream_exclusions`	powders and derived ingredients	Exclude drying and downstream manufacture of whey powder, protein concentrates or isolates, lactose, permeate powder, whey cheese, and formulated beverages from the fluid-whey foreground gate.	codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders, fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition
`boundary_recursive_whey_input`	purchased or transferred fluid whey	Record same-category whey as an input with an upstream dataset and do not double-count its upstream dairy or recovery burdens.
`boundary_emissions_and_waste`	direct releases and treatment	Include measured on-site wastewater, product losses, residues, refrigerant losses, combustion releases, and treatment outputs attributable to included operations; disclose off-site treatment links.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat, us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese

Allocation rules · 6

Rule ID	Applies to	Rule	Source IDs
`allocation_avoid`	separately measurable whey recovery, conditioning, storage, cleaning, and treatment operations	Avoid allocation by subdividing metered processes and assigning directly attributable inputs, emissions, and wastes to whey operations.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
`allocation_system_expansion`	explicitly expanded product systems	Use system expansion only when the additional co-product function and substituted product are explicitly modelled and empirically justified; report the expanded-system result rather than silently crediting whey.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
`allocation_physical_relation`	inseparable shared dairy or treatment operations	When subdivision or justified system expansion is not possible, use a documented causal physical relationship relevant to the functions of whey and the other outputs; wet mass alone is not sufficient unless its functional relevance is demonstrated.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
`allocation_other_relation`	multifunctional operations lacking a defensible physical relation	Use another documented relationship, such as route-specific economic value at the co-product production stage, only after explaining why subdivision, system expansion, and physical allocation were rejected; disclose prices, period, geography, factors, and sensitivity.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
`allocation_upstream_whey`	shared coagulation, curd separation, and upstream dairy operations	Do not assign zero upstream burden to marketable whey by default. Link the reviewed upstream dataset and disclose whether whey entered as co-product, product, or waste under the actual route and destination.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint, eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
`allocation_recovered_outputs`	recovered cream, solids, biogas, reusable water, and other outputs	Classify an output as a co-product only when quantity, quality, further use, and destination are documented; otherwise record it as waste or an emission according to the actual handling route.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat, eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Validation rules · 9

Rule ID	Applies to	Rule	Source IDs
`validate_identity_and_scope`	reference product	Require the Whey UUID, Product flow type, CPC 3.0 code 22130, sweet/acid and source-process identity, wet-product state, composition basis, treatment, temperature, geography, and plant gate; reject powder and derived-ingredient products.	codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders, fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition
`validate_reference_support`	quantitative reference	Require 1 kg wet whey, Mass UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, Units of mass UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and reference unit kg.
`validate_process_coverage`	foreground process map	Require recovery/receipt and storage/dispatch; require conditioning and on-site effluent management when those operations occurred; prohibit silent inclusion of drying or downstream powder manufacture.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat, us-epa-ap42-9-6-1-cheese
`validate_mass_and_solids_balance`	whey feedstock, product, co-products, stocks, and losses	Require wet-mass closure and, for concentrated routes, solids closure; investigate unexplained differences and prohibit double-counting the same whey as product and wastewater.	codex-cxs-289-1995-whey-powders, fao-2013-milk-dairy-human-nutrition
`validate_acid_whey_timing`	acid whey route	Require separation-to-conditioning time, holding conditions, and acidity or pH records sufficient to identify material change during storage.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
`validate_utilities_and_cleaning`	electricity, steam, hot water, natural gas, diesel, LPG, water, refrigerants, and cleaning substances	Require source records, unit conversions, allocation of shared services, temporal alignment, and cleaning-cycle coverage for each separately named exchange; no PCR default or numeric range substitutes for foreground data.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat, eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
`validate_atomic_inventory_flows`	all foreground exchanges	Require one card per actual stage-specific electricity exchange, thermal carrier, fuel, refrigerant species, water supply, processing aid, cleaning or disinfection substance, packaging material, product, co-product, waste stream, and elementary emission; reject collection labels and require a new specific card for any actual exchange not enumerated here.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat, eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
`validate_allocation`	multifunctional processes	Require the allocation hierarchy decision, direct assignments, selected driver, factors summing to one, source period/geography, and sensitivity where an economic or other fallback relation is used; reject undocumented zero-burden whey.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
`validate_wastewater_and_emissions`	wastes and direct releases	Require stream amount, destination, treatment link, representative sampling, calculation method, and exact elementary-flow identity before publication; do not accept pollutant concentrations without corresponding flow.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Processes and inputs/outputs · 4

Process ID	Process name	Input flows	Output flows
`whey_receipt_and_recovery`	Whey receipt and recovery	2	2
`liquid_whey_conditioning`	Liquid whey conditioning	13	14
`storage_and_dispatch`	Storage and dispatch	9	9
`onsite_effluent_management`	On-site effluent management	2	12

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Content languages

Readiness

Classification mapping

Source

1. Scope and Applicability

2. Product Category Identity

3. Reference Flow

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

Process: Whey receipt and recovery (whey_receipt_and_recovery)

Inputs

Product flows

Separated or purchased fluid whey feedstock (raw_whey_input)

Electricity for whey receipt, transfer, and initial cooling (recovery_electricity)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Recovered wet whey transferred to conditioning or storage (recovered_whey_intermediate)

Waste flows

Waste whey from receipt and recovery (recovery_whey_loss)

Elementary flows

Process: Liquid whey conditioning (liquid_whey_conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Recovered whey entering conditioning (conditioning_whey_input)

Electricity for liquid whey conditioning (conditioning_electricity)

Purchased steam for whey conditioning (conditioning_purchased_steam)

Purchased hot water for whey conditioning (conditioning_purchased_hot_water)

Natural gas combusted for whey conditioning (conditioning_natural_gas)

Diesel fuel combusted for whey conditioning (conditioning_diesel)

Liquefied petroleum gas combusted for whey conditioning (conditioning_lpg)

Process and CIP water supplied to whey conditioning (conditioning_water)

Sodium hydroxide for CIP (conditioning_sodium_hydroxide)

Nitric acid for CIP (conditioning_nitric_acid)

Phosphoric acid for CIP (conditioning_phosphoric_acid)

Peracetic acid disinfectant (conditioning_peracetic_acid)

Sodium hypochlorite disinfectant (conditioning_sodium_hypochlorite)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned fluid whey (conditioned_whey_output)

Recovered whey cream (conditioning_recovered_cream)

Recovered milk fat (conditioning_recovered_milk_fat)

Recovered separator fines from whey clarification (conditioning_recovered_dairy_fines)

Fluid whey permeate (conditioning_fluid_whey_permeate)

Waste flows

Evaporator condensate sent to treatment (conditioning_evaporator_condensate)

Rejected separator fines from whey clarification (conditioning_rejected_dairy_fines)

Spent filter residue from whey conditioning (conditioning_filter_residue)

Rejected whey from conditioning (conditioning_rejected_whey)

Wastewater from whey conditioning and CIP (conditioning_wastewater)

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (conditioning_carbon_dioxide_fossil_to_air)

Nitrogen monoxide from on-site conditioning heat (conditioning_nitrogen_monoxide_to_air)

Nitrogen dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (conditioning_nitrogen_dioxide_to_air)

Sulfur dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (conditioning_sulfur_dioxide_to_air)

Process: Storage and dispatch (storage_and_dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

Conditioned whey entering storage (storage_whey_input)

Electricity for storage, refrigeration, transfer, and loading (storage_electricity)

R717 ammonia refrigerant make-up (storage_ammonia_refrigerant_input)

Low-density polyethylene packaging film (packaging_ldpe_film_input)

High-density polyethylene packaging container (packaging_hdpe_container_input)

Paper packaging label (packaging_paper_label_input)

Corrugated fibreboard packaging (packaging_corrugated_fibreboard_input)

Steel packaging container (packaging_steel_container_input)

Aluminium packaging container (packaging_aluminium_container_input)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conforming fluid whey at the plant gate (whey_reference_product)

Waste flows

Process: Whey receipt and recovery (`whey_receipt_and_recovery`)

Separated or purchased fluid whey feedstock (`raw_whey_input`)

Electricity for whey receipt, transfer, and initial cooling (`recovery_electricity`)

Recovered wet whey transferred to conditioning or storage (`recovered_whey_intermediate`)

Waste whey from receipt and recovery (`recovery_whey_loss`)

Process: Liquid whey conditioning (`liquid_whey_conditioning`)

Recovered whey entering conditioning (`conditioning_whey_input`)

Electricity for liquid whey conditioning (`conditioning_electricity`)

Purchased steam for whey conditioning (`conditioning_purchased_steam`)

Purchased hot water for whey conditioning (`conditioning_purchased_hot_water`)

Natural gas combusted for whey conditioning (`conditioning_natural_gas`)

Diesel fuel combusted for whey conditioning (`conditioning_diesel`)

Liquefied petroleum gas combusted for whey conditioning (`conditioning_lpg`)

Process and CIP water supplied to whey conditioning (`conditioning_water`)

Sodium hydroxide for CIP (`conditioning_sodium_hydroxide`)

Nitric acid for CIP (`conditioning_nitric_acid`)

Phosphoric acid for CIP (`conditioning_phosphoric_acid`)

Peracetic acid disinfectant (`conditioning_peracetic_acid`)

Sodium hypochlorite disinfectant (`conditioning_sodium_hypochlorite`)

Conditioned fluid whey (`conditioned_whey_output`)

Recovered whey cream (`conditioning_recovered_cream`)

Recovered milk fat (`conditioning_recovered_milk_fat`)

Recovered separator fines from whey clarification (`conditioning_recovered_dairy_fines`)

Fluid whey permeate (`conditioning_fluid_whey_permeate`)

Evaporator condensate sent to treatment (`conditioning_evaporator_condensate`)

Rejected separator fines from whey clarification (`conditioning_rejected_dairy_fines`)

Spent filter residue from whey conditioning (`conditioning_filter_residue`)

Rejected whey from conditioning (`conditioning_rejected_whey`)

Wastewater from whey conditioning and CIP (`conditioning_wastewater`)

Fossil carbon dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_carbon_dioxide_fossil_to_air`)

Nitrogen monoxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_nitrogen_monoxide_to_air`)

Nitrogen dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_nitrogen_dioxide_to_air`)

Sulfur dioxide from on-site conditioning heat (`conditioning_sulfur_dioxide_to_air`)

Process: Storage and dispatch (`storage_and_dispatch`)

Conditioned whey entering storage (`storage_whey_input`)

Electricity for storage, refrigeration, transfer, and loading (`storage_electricity`)

R717 ammonia refrigerant make-up (`storage_ammonia_refrigerant_input`)

Low-density polyethylene packaging film (`packaging_ldpe_film_input`)

High-density polyethylene packaging container (`packaging_hdpe_container_input`)

Paper packaging label (`packaging_paper_label_input`)

Corrugated fibreboard packaging (`packaging_corrugated_fibreboard_input`)

Steel packaging container (`packaging_steel_container_input`)

Aluminium packaging container (`packaging_aluminium_container_input`)

Conforming fluid whey at the plant gate (`whey_reference_product`)

Waste whey from storage and dispatch (`storage_whey_loss`)

Low-density polyethylene packaging-film scrap (`packaging_ldpe_film_waste`)

Rejected high-density polyethylene packaging containers (`packaging_hdpe_container_waste`)

Paper-label scrap (`packaging_paper_label_waste`)

Corrugated fibreboard packaging scrap (`packaging_corrugated_fibreboard_waste`)

Rejected steel packaging containers (`packaging_steel_container_waste`)

Rejected aluminium packaging containers (`packaging_aluminium_container_waste`)

R717 ammonia refrigerant released to air (`storage_ammonia_refrigerant_to_air`)

Process: On-site effluent management (`onsite_effluent_management`)

Electricity for on-site whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_treatment_electricity`)

Whey-line wastewater entering on-site treatment (`whey_wastewater_input`)

Recovered biogas from anaerobic treatment (`effluent_recovered_biogas`)

Recovered water from whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_recovered_water`)

Recovered struvite from phosphorus recovery (`effluent_recovered_struvite`)

Wastewater-treatment sludge (`effluent_treatment_sludge`)

Digestate from anaerobic whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_anaerobic_digestate`)

Screenings from whey-effluent treatment (`effluent_screenings`)

Treated whey wastewater transferred to sewer (`effluent_treated_wastewater_to_sewer`)

Water discharged to surface water (`effluent_water_to_surface_water`)

Chemical oxygen demand discharged to surface water (`effluent_chemical_oxygen_demand_to_water`)

Total nitrogen discharged to surface water (`effluent_total_nitrogen_to_water`)

Total phosphorus discharged to surface water (`effluent_total_phosphorus_to_water`)

Total suspended solids discharged to surface water (`effluent_total_suspended_solids_to_water`)