Environmental Impact of Olive Oil Production

This assignment analyzes the environmental impact of olive oil production by examining two articles. The first article focuses on the carbon footprint of olive oil production, discussing emissions at various stages, including transportation and processing. It also suggests solutions like using biodiesel and nitrogen inhibitors to minimize environmental harm. The second article delves into solid and wastewater management during olive oil production, highlighting the need for advanced techniques to reduce pollution. It explores alternative uses for byproducts, such as antioxidants and biopolymers, to promote economic viability and sustainability.

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Article 1
This article talks about the environmental impact of the olive oil production and the
measures to reduce the implications. In this article, it is being shown that the carbon footprint
from the production of the olive oil is being calculated using the LCA technology. This report
also shows that majority of the olive oil production is being contributed by Spain, Italy and
Greece. In addition, the largest importers are USA, Spain and France. This report has elaborated
the emissions being involved in different step in the process of production of olive oil. According
to this report, emission being committed in the transportation process of the raw materials and
the finished products are being included in the calculation of the environmental impact of the
olive oil production. It is being told in the article, that 10 percent of the total glass bottle
produced for packaging is being manufactured from recycling. Landfill model is being used in
order to dispose the waste from the production process. Various recommendations are being
provided in the article such as using of refrigerants will help to reduce the emission of chorolo
fluro carbons. It is also been recommended that using of biodiesel in the farming machinery will
further help to reduce the harmful emission. According to this article, olive trees requires good
amount of nitrogen fertilizers which cause more emission of GHC. Thus, in order to reduce it,
nitrogen inhibitors can be used.
Article 2
This article talks about the solid waste and water waste management caused due to the
reason of production of olive oil production. It is mainly concentrated on the management of the
waste generated along with the solutions and techniques in reducing the impact. It is being told
in this article that the byproducts from the production of the olive oil can be used more

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effectively in order to reduce the environmental impact. This article has also given the possible
options where the byproducts can be used. It is being shown in the article that the existing way of
wastewater generations is not as effective as it should be. They generate various pollutants which
are harmful for the water bodies. Thus, more technologically advanced techniques should be
used in order to enhance the effectiveness of the wastewater management. In the case of the solid
waste management, various recommendations such as using the sludge in improvement of the
soil can be used to reduce the solid waste. Alternative valorization options such as antioxidants
and biopolymers will help to enhance the economic viability of the production process. These
process will help to initiate an effective and sustainable policy for the waste management of the
production of the olive oil.

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Reference
Rinaldi, S., Barbanera, M. and Lascaro, E., 2014. Assessment of carbon footprint and energy
performance of the extra virgin olive oil chain in Umbria, Italy. Science of The Total
Environment, 482, pp.71-79.
Valta, K., Aggeli, E., Papadaskalopoulou, C., Panaretou, V., Sotiropoulos, A., Malamis, D.,
Moustakas, K. and Haralambous, K.J., 2015. Adding value to olive oil production through waste
and wastewater treatment and valorisation: the case of Greece. Waste and Biomass
Valorization, 6(5), pp.913-925.