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Table 1 Key environmental issues for emissions to water from the FDM sector

From: Developing EU environmental standards for the food, drink and milk industries: key environmental issues and data collection

FDM subsector

Common parameters

Additional parameters

Dairies

TOC, COD, TSS, TN, TP

Chloride (Cl)

Sugar manufacturing

Fruit and vegetables

Meat processing

Animal feed

Oilseed processing and vegetable oil refining

Starch production

Brewing

Fish and shellfish processing

Chloride (Cl)

Olive oil processing and refining

Soft drinks and juice made from concentrate

Ethanol production

Grain milling