Meat of goat, frozen · Process: On-site slaughterhouse wastewater treatment (onsite_wastewater_treatment)

Process: On-site slaughterhouse wastewater treatment (onsite_wastewater_treatment)

Inputs

Product flows

Wastewater-treatment electricity (wwtp_electricity)

Electricity operates pumps, aeration, separation, and sludge handling within on-site treatment.

• Selected flow: Electricity, grid supply
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Record the treatment-plant submeter and calculate the lot share from metered treated volume or measured pollutant load.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_inputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on on-site treatment.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Wastewater-treatment process water (wwtp_process_water)

This input excludes wastewater being treated and reclaimed-water recirculation.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Record metered clean water used for reagent preparation or equipment operation in on-site treatment.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_inputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on clean-water use in treatment.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Calcium hydroxide reagent (wwtp_calcium_hydroxide)

Calcium hydroxide is a single precipitation or pH-control reagent.

• Selected flow: Calcium hydroxide
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued mass from treatment-chemical stock and dosing records.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_inputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on calcium hydroxide dosing.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Aluminium sulfate reagent (wwtp_aluminium_sulfate)

Aluminium sulfate is a single phosphorus-precipitation reagent.

• Selected flow: Aluminium sulfate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued mass from treatment-chemical stock and dosing records.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_inputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on aluminium sulfate dosing.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Ferric chloride reagent (wwtp_ferric_chloride)

Ferric chloride is a single phosphorus-precipitation reagent.

• Selected flow: Ferric chloride
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record issued mass from treatment-chemical stock and dosing records.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_inputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on ferric chloride dosing.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Routine wastewater input (wwtp_routine_wastewater_input)

Routine wastewater is one treatment input and remains separate from high-organic-load wastewater.

• Selected flow: Routine slaughterhouse wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Sum metered routine wastewater transfers entering on-site treatment without including high-organic-load flow.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_inputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on on-site receipt of this stream.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

High-load wastewater input (wwtp_high_load_wastewater_input)

High-organic-load wastewater is a distinct treatment input.

• Selected flow: High-organic-load slaughterhouse wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Sum metered high-organic-load wastewater transfers entering on-site treatment without including routine flow.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_inputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on on-site receipt of this stream.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Reclaimed water (wwtp_reclaimed_water)

Treated water is a product output only when quality and destination records demonstrate productive reuse.

• Selected flow: Reclaimed process water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Record the reclaimed-water meter at the point of transfer to an approved productive use.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_outputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on documented reuse.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Waste flows

Treated wastewater to sewer (wwtp_treated_wastewater_to_sewer)

This waste flow applies to transfer to a sewer or off-site treatment and is not a direct surface-water release.

• Selected flow: Treated slaughterhouse wastewater to sewer
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Record the final sewer-discharge meter after on-site treatment.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_outputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on sewer or off-site transfer.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Screening solids (wwtp_screening_solids)

Screening solids are recorded separately from sludge and grease skim.

• Selected flow: Slaughterhouse wastewater screening solids
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record wet mass removed by screens and dispatched to waste treatment.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_outputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on screening.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Grease skim (wwtp_grease_skim)

Grease skim is recorded separately from biological and chemical sludge.

• Selected flow: Slaughterhouse wastewater grease skim
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record wet mass removed by grease separation or flotation and dispatched to waste treatment.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_outputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on grease separation.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Biological sludge (wwtp_biological_sludge)

Biological sludge is a distinct treatment residue.

• Selected flow: Slaughterhouse biological wastewater sludge
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record wet mass and measured dry-matter fraction of biological sludge leaving treatment.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_outputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on biological treatment.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Chemical precipitation sludge (wwtp_chemical_sludge)

Chemical precipitation sludge is kept separate from biological sludge.

• Selected flow: Slaughterhouse chemical precipitation sludge
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record wet mass and measured dry-matter fraction of sludge produced by chemical precipitation.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_outputs
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document instrument resolution, calibration status, missing records, and lot-allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on chemical precipitation.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Elementary flows

Chemical oxygen demand release (wwtp_cod_to_water)

COD is recorded as one monitored water-release parameter for direct discharge.

• Selected flow: Chemical oxygen demand to surface water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate discharged load from measured effluent volume and temporally matched COD concentration.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_discharge
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on direct surface-water discharge.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Five-day biochemical oxygen demand release (wwtp_bod5_to_water)

BOD5 is recorded separately from COD.

• Selected flow: Five-day biochemical oxygen demand to surface water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate discharged load from measured effluent volume and temporally matched BOD5 concentration.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_discharge
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on direct surface-water discharge.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Total nitrogen release (wwtp_total_nitrogen_to_water)

Total nitrogen is one monitored water-release parameter.

• Selected flow: Total nitrogen to surface water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate discharged load from measured effluent volume and temporally matched total-nitrogen concentration.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_discharge
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on direct surface-water discharge.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Total phosphorus release (wwtp_total_phosphorus_to_water)

Total phosphorus is one monitored water-release parameter.

• Selected flow: Total phosphorus to surface water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate discharged load from measured effluent volume and temporally matched total-phosphorus concentration.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_discharge
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on direct surface-water discharge.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Suspended-solids release (wwtp_tss_to_water)

Total suspended solids are recorded separately from oxygen-demand and nutrient parameters.

• Selected flow: Total suspended solids to surface water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate discharged load from measured effluent volume and temporally matched total-suspended-solids concentration.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_discharge
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on direct surface-water discharge.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Treatment ammonia release (wwtp_ammonia_to_air)

Ammonia is recorded as one substance-specific direct air release from wastewater treatment.

• Selected flow: Ammonia to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate released mass from measured exhaust flow and measured ammonia concentration for the treatment operating period.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_air_releases
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on a measured direct release.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

Treatment hydrogen sulfide release (wwtp_hydrogen_sulfide_to_air)

Hydrogen sulfide is recorded separately from ammonia.

• Selected flow: Hydrogen sulfide to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Calculate released mass from measured exhaust flow and measured hydrogen sulfide concentration for the treatment operating period.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat at the facility gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wwtp_air_releases
• UUID status: Unresolved; the Tiangong flow UUID is intentionally omitted.
• Uncertainty: Document input-record uncertainty, calculation assumptions, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty.
• Applicability: Conditional on a measured direct release.
• Sources: ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid	multi-output processes	First avoid allocation by process subdivision and direct metering of slaughter, cutting, freezing, packaging, cleaning, and treatment activities.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
allocation_expand	co-products with additional functions	If subdivision cannot resolve a co-product function, investigate transparent system expansion before partitioning burdens.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
allocation_physical	remaining multi-output process	When allocation remains necessary, use a documented physical relationship that reflects the causal use of inputs and generation of outputs.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
allocation_economic	remaining unresolved relationship	Use economic allocation only when neither subdivision, system expansion, nor a relevant physical relationship is defensible; use period-matched facility records and disclose sensitivity.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
allocation_status	each blood, hide, fat, organ, bone, water, and residue row	Establish product or waste status from quality, legal status, and destination evidence before allocation; do not assign the same physical quantity to both statuses.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
allocation_waste	waste treatment	Do not credit a waste destination unless the selected LCA method and documented receiving function require it; disclose the modelling choice.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
allocation_consistency	all process links	Do not double count an intermediate transfer, purchased heat and its upstream fuel, a refrigerant make-up and an unrelated loss, or a wastewater output and the same treatment input.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_receiving_records	live_goat_receiving	live-goat, electricity, water, accepted transfer, manure, and lairage wastewater	weighbridge ticket; animal acceptance log; utility meter; waste dispatch record	timestamp; lot_id; meter_or_scale_id; opening_reading; closing_reading; gross_mass; tare_mass; destination	Reconcile calibrated measurements and dispatch records to the production lot.	kg; m3; kWh	each lot	full study period	receiving area	sum lot records once; allocate shared electricity by documented equipment activity	calibration certificates; signed acceptance and dispatch records; meter reconciliation
cp_slaughter_inputs	slaughter_dressing	accepted live-goat input, line electricity, and process water	transfer record; electricity meter; water meter	timestamp; lot_id; source_process; meter_id; opening_reading; closing_reading	Link receiving transfer and calibrated utility meters to the slaughter lot.	kg; kWh; m3	each lot	full study period	slaughter line	sum direct records; allocate shared meters with documented equipment activity	transfer reconciliation; calibration; meter logs
cp_slaughter_outputs	slaughter_dressing	carcass, co-product, condemned stream, contents, and wastewater output	scale record; condemnation log; destination record; wastewater meter	timestamp; lot_id; row_id; gross_mass; tare_mass; destination; legal_status; flow_reading	Weigh each physical output separately and document product or waste status before aggregation.	kg; m3	each lot	full study period	slaughter line	sum each row_id once; prohibit overlap between productive and condemned destinations	scale calibration; inspection record; destination evidence; mass balance
cp_slaughter_air_releases	slaughter_dressing	ammonia and hydrogen sulfide direct releases	stack or capture-flow monitoring record	timestamp; operating_state; exhaust_flow; substance; concentration; method; detection_limit	Match substance-specific concentration measurements to exhaust flow and slaughter operation.	kg	monitoring campaign and each material change	representative operating period within study period	slaughter air-release points	integrate measured mass flow over applicable operating time	laboratory report; monitoring method; instrument calibration
cp_cutting_records	carcass_cutting	carcass input, utilities, meat output, bone, fat, trimming waste, and wastewater	scale record; submeter; destination record; wastewater meter	timestamp; lot_id; row_id; mass; meter_reading; destination; legal_status	Link calibrated cutting records and each separated output to the lot.	kg; kWh; m3	each lot	full study period	cutting area	sum each row_id once and reconcile input-output mass	scale and meter calibration; destination record; mass balance
cp_freezing_records	chilling_freezing	meat transfer, cold-system electricity, water, frozen output, off-spec meat, and aqueous wastes	scale record; refrigeration submeter; water meter; storage occupancy log; drain meter	timestamp; lot_id; mass; meter_id; opening_reading; closing_reading; storage_duration; drain_volume	Link measured cold-system activity and frozen-meat transfers to each released lot.	kg; kWh; m3	each lot	full study period	pre-chiller; freezer; frozen store	sum direct records; allocate frozen-store electricity by measured occupancy	scale and meter calibration; temperature and occupancy logs; release record
cp_refrigerant_inventory	chilling_freezing	R717, R744, and R290 make-up and direct releases	refrigerant purchase; cylinder stock; service log; leak record; system charge inventory	date; circuit_id; refrigerant_code; opening_stock; receipts; closing_stock; recovered_mass; transferred_mass; leak_event	Reconcile each refrigerant species and circuit independently; never substitute a combined refrigerant total.	kg	each service event and annual closure	full study period	all cold-system circuits inside boundary	opening stock plus receipts minus closing stock, recovery, and documented transfers	purchase invoice; cylinder weights; service certification; leak-detector log
cp_packaging_bom	packaging_release	each packaging component input	product-specific BoM; issue-return record; component count	lot_id; component_identity; issued_mass; returned_mass; count; unit_mass; reuse_cycles	Calculate each named packaging component from product-specific BoM and verified stock records.	kg	each lot	full study period	packaging line	sum each component separately; allocate reusable pallets by documented use cycles	approved BoM; stock ledger; unit-mass test; pallet ledger
cp_packaging_release	packaging_release	frozen-meat input, packaging electricity, and reference-product output	transfer scale; electricity submeter; release scale; quality-release record	timestamp; lot_id; input_net_mass; output_net_mass; meter_reading; release_status; temperature	Determine net conforming product mass and packaging-line electricity for the released lot.	kg; kWh	each lot	full study period	packaging and release area	sum released net product once; exclude packaging mass	scale and meter calibration; signed release; temperature record
cp_packaging_waste	packaging_release	off-spec meat and each packaging waste	waste scale; reject log; component count	timestamp; lot_id; row_id; gross_mass; tare_mass; count; destination	Measure each material-specific packaging waste and rejected meat separately.	kg	each lot	full study period	packaging area	sum each row_id once; prohibit transfer of packaging mass into reference product	waste tickets; reject records; scale calibration
cp_cleaning_inputs	cleaning_disinfection	electricity, water, sodium hydroxide, and sodium hypochlorite	submeter; chemical issue and dosing log; hygiene-cycle record	timestamp; lot_id; cycle_id; substance; concentration; issued_mass; meter_reading	Assign measured hygiene-cycle resources to the production lot and retain chemical identity.	kg; m3; kWh	each hygiene cycle	full study period	foreground hygiene systems	sum each substance separately; allocate shared cycles by cleaned area or documented cycle time	meter calibration; chemical stock reconciliation; dosing log; sanitation record
cp_thermal_utility	cleaning_disinfection	purchased steam, purchased hot water, natural gas, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas	supplier meter; boiler meter; fuel tank and purchase ledger	timestamp; lot_id; carrier_identity; quantity; temperature; pressure; heating_value; meter_id	Record each imported heat carrier or on-site fuel separately and reconcile alternative heat routes.	MJ	each hygiene cycle and monthly closure	full study period	thermal systems serving foreground hygiene	convert measured carrier quantity to delivered energy with documented properties; prohibit double counting	supplier invoice; calibrated meter; fuel-quality record; boiler log
cp_cleaning_wastewater	cleaning_disinfection	routine and high-organic-load cleaning wastewater	segregated drain meter; hygiene-cycle log	timestamp; lot_id; stream_identity; opening_reading; closing_reading; destination	Measure routine and high-load cleaning streams independently.	m3	each hygiene cycle	full study period	cleaning drains	sum each stream once by destination	drain-meter calibration; flow diagram; dispatch or treatment record
cp_combustion_releases	cleaning_disinfection	each named on-site combustion release	fuel meter; direct monitoring; verified equipment-specific factor record	timestamp; equipment_id; fuel_identity; fuel_quantity; substance; concentration_or_factor; factor_source	Determine each substance-specific release from direct measurement or a verified factor applied to measured fuel.	kg	each monitoring campaign and reporting period	full study period	on-site combustion equipment inside boundary	calculate each substance separately; exclude upstream purchased heat production	monitoring report; fuel record; factor provenance; calculation review
cp_wwtp_inputs	onsite_wastewater_treatment	wastewater inputs, electricity, water, and each treatment reagent	influent meters; submeter; chemical dosing and stock logs	timestamp; lot_id; stream_or_substance; meter_reading; issued_mass; concentration; treated_volume	Measure each wastewater stream and reagent independently at the on-site treatment boundary.	kg; m3; kWh	daily and each lot allocation	full study period	on-site wastewater-treatment plant	sum each row_id separately; allocate shared treatment by measured volume or pollutant load	meter calibration; chemical stock reconciliation; treatment log
cp_wwtp_outputs	onsite_wastewater_treatment	reclaimed water, sewer wastewater, screening solids, grease skim, and each sludge	outlet meter; waste scale; destination and quality record	timestamp; row_id; volume; wet_mass; dry_matter; quality_result; destination	Measure each treatment output separately and establish product or waste status from quality and destination.	kg; m3	daily and each dispatch	full study period	on-site wastewater-treatment plant	sum each row_id once; keep reuse, sewer transfer, and residue destinations distinct	meter and scale calibration; laboratory result; dispatch record
cp_water_discharge	onsite_wastewater_treatment	COD, BOD5, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total suspended solids direct releases	final-effluent flow meter and accredited laboratory analysis	timestamp; sample_id; effluent_volume; parameter; concentration; method; detection_limit	Match each parameter concentration to the same discharge period and calculate its mass load.	kg	permit monitoring frequency and each material change	full study period	final direct-discharge point	effluent volume multiplied by temporally matched concentration for each parameter	laboratory accreditation; chain of custody; meter calibration; calculation review
cp_wwtp_air_releases	onsite_wastewater_treatment	ammonia and hydrogen sulfide direct releases	airflow and concentration monitoring record	timestamp; operating_state; exhaust_flow; substance; concentration; method; detection_limit	Match each substance concentration to treatment airflow and operating time.	kg	monitoring campaign and each material change	representative treatment operation within study period	wastewater-treatment air-release points	integrate measured substance mass flow over applicable operating time	laboratory report; method; instrument calibration

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	Divide the lot-attributed exchange by released net conforming frozen goat meat mass.	lot-attributed exchange; released net reference-product mass	exchange per 1 kg reference product	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
calc_stage_electricity	each stage electricity row	Use a direct stage submeter; when a meter is shared, multiply the metered period total by an auditable equipment-activity or occupancy share.	meter total; equipment activity or storage occupancy; lot release mass	stage electricity per reference flow	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
calc_mass_balance	animal, carcass, meat, co-product, and waste mass rows	Reconcile measured mass entering each process with its separately recorded product and waste outputs; investigate rather than distribute unexplained imbalance.	measured input masses; measured output masses; moisture or stock change records	documented process mass balance	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
calc_refrigerant_loss	each refrigerant species	For each circuit and species, reconcile opening stock plus receipts against closing stock, recovered mass, and documented transfers; record the residual only when supported by service and leak evidence.	opening stock; receipts; closing stock; recovered mass; transfers; service records	species-specific refrigerant loss	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
calc_packaging_mass	each packaging component	Calculate component use from issued mass less returned mass, or component count multiplied by verified unit mass; apply documented reuse cycles only to reusable pallets.	issued mass; returned mass; component count; unit mass; reuse ledger	component mass per reference flow	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
calc_thermal_energy	each purchased heat carrier and on-site fuel	Convert measured carrier quantity to delivered energy using documented temperature, pressure, density, or heating-value records that match the reporting period.	measured carrier quantity; carrier property records	MJ per reference flow	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
calc_combustion_release	each direct combustion substance	Use direct measured mass flow where available; otherwise apply a verified equipment-specific factor to measured fuel use and preserve the factor provenance.	measured fuel; direct concentration and flow or verified factor	substance mass to air per reference flow	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
calc_wastewater_volume	each wastewater stream	Use a dedicated flow meter; when calculated, subtract only documented retained, product-bound, recovered, or evaporated water from the matched metered supply.	stream meter or matched water balance records	m3 wastewater per reference flow	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
calc_water_release	each direct water-release parameter	Multiply measured final-effluent volume by a temporally matched measured concentration and convert units without substituting a concentration limit for a measured result.	effluent volume; parameter concentration; unit conversion	parameter mass to surface water per reference flow	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_specific	reference product and packaging	Use product-specific net mass, BoM, release, and packaging records for the frozen-goat-meat product.	approved product specification; BoM; signed lot release
dq_site_specific	foreground manufacturing	Use company-specific activity data and direct releases for processes operated by the reporting facility.	meter, scale, ledger, laboratory, and service records
dq_temporal	all foreground rows	Cover a representative production period and disclose shutdowns, maintenance, seasonal storage, and missing intervals.	coverage statement; gap register; operating calendar
dq_technology	freezing, storage, thermal utility, and wastewater treatment	Identify actual equipment, refrigerant species, heat route, and treatment configuration used during the study period.	equipment register; piping diagram; service log; process-flow diagram
dq_mass_balance	animal and meat conversion	Reconcile live-animal, carcass, meat, co-product, waste, and stock-change masses at lot or representative-period level.	signed mass-balance worksheet and investigated residuals
dq_meter_reconciliation	utilities and wastewater	Reconcile submeter totals to facility meters and document every allocation driver used.	meter hierarchy; calibration record; allocation worksheet
dq_destination	co-products and wastes	Retain destination, legal status, and acceptance evidence so the same physical stream is not both a product and a waste.	contract; dispatch ticket; inspection or acceptance record
dq_uuid	all inventory identities	Use a Tiangong UUID only after exact semantic hybrid search and public state=100 direct-read verification; keep the UUID absent while unresolved.	dual-verification evidence or manifest unresolved entry
dq_uncertainty	all inventory rows	Document measurement resolution, calibration, missing-data treatment, factor provenance, and allocation uncertainty without inventing a category range.	uncertainty register and calculation review
dq_completeness	full inventory	Demonstrate coverage of material, energy, waste, and direct air and water exchanges inside the boundary.	process-flow diagram; row checklist; input-output reconciliation

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_uuid	reference flow	Require Product flow cf1026b3-d517-4896-b54b-0ba4e919a40b, Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and kg.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025
validate_reference_amount	reference output	Require exactly 1 kg net conforming frozen goat meat and exclude packaging mass.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025
validate_scope	product identity	Reject fresh or chilled goat meat, edible offal as the reference product, and any non-goat meat.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025
validate_boundary	process coverage	Require every mandatory process and require a documented inclusion decision for on-site wastewater treatment.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
validate_atomic	inventory rows	Require one specific physical or chemical exchange per row_id and a nonempty description, amount rule, protocol, uncertainty statement, applicability statement, and source list.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_selector_free	selected flows	Reject collection labels or instructions in Selected flow; utilities, fuels, refrigerants, chemicals, packaging components, wastes, and releases must remain separate.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_uuid	inventory UUIDs	Accept a non-reference UUID only after exact semantic flow-hybrid-search and public state=100 direct-read verification; otherwise require no UUID.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_manifest_closure	unresolved UUIDs	Require every UUID-free row_id to appear once in manifest review_metadata with its candidate identity and rejection reason.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_value_mode	inventory amounts	Allow foreground_record or calculated_value supported by collected records; reject unsupported authored quantities and category default ranges.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_mass_balance	physical outputs	Reconcile accepted live mass, carcass, meat, co-products, condemned streams, contents, wastewater-associated solids, and stock change without forced balancing.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_heat_routes	thermal inputs	Prevent duplicate recording of purchased steam, purchased hot water, and on-site fuel used to generate the same heat.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_refrigerants	cold system	Identify each actual refrigerant by species and circuit; require its own make-up and direct-release row when a loss occurs.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
validate_cleaning_agents	cleaning	Identify each cleaning or disinfection substance separately from stock and dosing records; add a new atomic row for every additional substance used.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
validate_packaging	packaging	Match each actual packaging component and its material-specific waste to the product BoM and exclude packaging mass from the reference product.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_destinations	co-products and wastes	Require destination and status evidence and prohibit assigning one physical quantity to both a co-product row and a waste row.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_wastewater	wastewater	Keep routine and high-organic-load wastewater separate; distinguish sewer transfer from direct surface-water discharge and on-site treatment.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
validate_air_releases	direct air releases	Require substance-specific measured or calculated releases and factor provenance; do not report an aggregate combustion or refrigerant release row.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_water_releases	direct water releases	For direct discharge, require temporally matched effluent volume and parameter concentration for each release row.	ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916
validate_sources	evidence	Use only the listed UN CPC, EC JRC SA BREF, and Commission Recommendation sources for this PCR; do not treat UUID lookup as amount evidence.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916; eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint
validate_bilingual	bilingual record	Require identical ordered process_id, direction, flow_type, row_id, UUID, controlled tokens, protocol ids, and source-id sequences in en-US and zh-CN.	eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Facility-specific foreground data package for CPC 21136 frozen goat meat
downstream_use	Construction and validation of TianGong flow, process, lifecyclemodel, and dataset projections
allowed_use	Product-specific modelling when the facility boundary, reference qualifiers, actual technology, and collection period are disclosed
excluded_use	Category-default inventory; fresh or chilled goat meat; edible-offal reference product; retail or meal modelling
required_metadata	Facility geography; reporting period; production volume; lot definition; net-mass method; slaughter and cutting configuration; freezing technology; frozen-storage duration; heat route; refrigerant species; packaging BoM; co-product and waste destinations; wastewater route
required_quality_disclosure	Meter and scale calibration; temporal coverage; missing data; calculation inputs; allocation decisions; mass balance; uncertainty; UUID status
update_trigger	Change in product scope, slaughter or cutting configuration, freezing or storage technology, energy route, refrigerant species, packaging BoM, co-product destination, wastewater route, or evidence source

11. Data Sources

source_id	type	reference	used_for
un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025	Dataset (dataset)	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Ver. 3.0 official page, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/CPC; retained raw structure classifications/systems/cpc/3.0/raw/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv	Exact CPC 21136 identity and frozen-state boundary; exclusion of CPC 21116 fresh or chilled goat meat and CPC 21156 edible goat offal
ec-jrc-2024-sa-bref-jrc135916	Official guidance (official_guidance)	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Slaughterhouses, Animal By-products and/or Edible Co-products Industries, JRC135916, 2024, DOI 10.2760/18199, https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC135916	Slaughter boundary through standard cuts; process decomposition; cooling and freezing; cleaning; utilities; refrigerants; separately managed animal outputs; wastewater; sludge; direct air and water releases
eu-2021-2279-environmental-footprint	Official guidance (official_guidance)	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, consolidated 30 December 2021, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/2021-12-30/eng	Product-specific BoM and manufacturing data; complete LCI of material, energy, product, waste, and direct releases; allocation hierarchy; completeness, transparency, data quality, and verification