Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability Initiative
Performance Indicator
Pollutants
Units
Guideline Value
Outputs per Unit of Product
Unit
Benchmark
WWTP
pH
pH
6-9
By-products a
Solid waste
mg/l
25
mg/l
125
mg/l
10
mg/l
2
mg/l
10
mg/l
50
ос
<3b
400
To be determined on a case specific
basis
BOD5
COD
Total nitrogen
Total phosphorus
Oil and grease
Total suspended solids
Temperature increase
Total coliform bacteria
Active Ingredients /
Antibiotics
Notes:
a MPN = Most Probable Number
MPN / 100 ml
At the edge of a scientifically established mixing zone which takes into
account ambient water quality, receiving water use, potential receptors and
assimilative capacity
a Input and Output Figures for Large German Breweries (capacity over 1
million hl beer) EC (2006
Spent Grains
16-19
Yeast & Lees
kg/hl beer
1.7-2.9
Kieselguhr
0.4-0.7
Liquid Wastes
Liquid Effluents
hl/hl beer
3-6
Beer Loss
1-5
Notes:
Safety parameters and indicators
Outputs per Unit of Product
Unit
Benchmark
Parameters
Energy
a
Resource Utilization
Heat
Electricity
Total Energy
MJ/hl
85-120
kWh/hl
7.5-11.5
MJ/hl
100-160
1. Fatal accidents
2. Accidents resulting
OHS
in permanent disability
3. Accidents resulting
Fatalities, own staff and contractor personnel
Permanent disabilities, own staff
Accidents, own staff and contractor personnel
in absence from work
4. Lost days
Water a
Water consumption
hl/hl beer
4-7
5. Workforce
Performance
indicators
1. Accident frequency
Absence due to an accident, own staff in calendar days
Expressed in Full-Time Equivalents (FTE)
Own staff, number of accidents resulting in absence
from work per 100 FTE
2. Accident severity
Own staff, lost days from work per 100 FTE
a
Notes: Input and Output Figures for Large German Breweries (capacity
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