Jasmina Burek

Jasmina Burek


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2017 in Journal of Dairy Science
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ARA. Dalla Riva
A. Dalla Riva
JBJasmina Burek
Jasmina Burek
DKD. Kim
D. Kim
GTG. Thoma
G. Thoma
MCM. Cassandro
M. Cassandro
MMMassimo De Marchi
Massimo De Marchi
The present study investigated a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment to estimate the environmental impacts associated with Italian mozzarella cheese consumption. The differences between mozzarella produced from raw milk and mozzarella produced from curd were studied, and differences in manufacturing processes have been emphasized in order to provide guidance for targeted improvements at this phase. Specifically, the third-largest Italian mozzarella producer was surveyed to collect site-specific manufacturing data. The Ecoinvent v3.2 database was used for secondary data, whereas SimaPro 8.1 was the modeling software. The inventory included inputs from farm activities to end of life disposal of wasted mozzarella and packaging. Additionally, plant-specific information was used to assign major inputs, such as electricity, natural gas, packaging, and chemicals to specific products; however, where disaggregated information was not provided, milk solids allocation was applied. Notably, loss of milk solids was accounted during the manufacture, moreover mozzarella waste and transport were considered during distribution, retail, and consumption phases. Feed production and animal emissions were the main drivers of raw milk production. Electricity and natural gas usage, packaging (cardboard and plastic), transport, wastewater treatment, and refrigerant loss affected the emissions from a farm gate-to-dairy plant gate perspective. Post-dairy plant gate effects were mainly determined by electricity usage for storage of mozzarella, transport of mozzarella, and waste treatment. The average emissions were 6.66 kg of CO2 equivalents and 45.1 MJ of cumulative energy demand/kg of consumed mozzarella produced directly from raw milk, whereas mozzarella from purchased curd had larger emissions than mozzarella from raw milk due to added transport of curd from specialty manufacturing plants, as well as electricity usage from additional processes at the mozzarella plant that are required to process the curd into mozzarella. Normalization points to ecotoxicity as the impact category most significantly influenced by mozzarella consumption. From a farm gate-to-grave perspective, ecotoxicity and freshwater and marine eutrophication are the first and second largest contributors of mozzarella consumption to average European effects, respectively. To increase environmental sustainability, an improvement of efficiency for energy and packaging usage and transport activities is recommended in the post-farm gate mozzarella supply chain.

1 September 2015 in Energy and Buildings
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KAKamel Almutairi
Kamel Almutairi
GTGreg Thoma
Greg Thoma
JBJasmina Burek
Jasmina Burek
SASalem Algarni
Salem Algarni
DNDarin Nutter
Darin Nutter

1 October 2017 in Agricultural Systems
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BPBen Putman
Ben Putman
GTGreg Thoma
Greg Thoma
JBJasmina Burek
Jasmina Burek
MMMarty Matlock
Marty Matlock

8 February 2021 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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GNGregory A. Norris
Gregory A. Norris
JBJasmina Burek
Jasmina Burek
EMElizabeth A. Moore
Elizabeth A. Moore
RKRandolph E. Kirchain
Randolph E. Kirchain
JGJeremy Gregory
Jeremy Gregory

1 September 2018 in Energy and Buildings
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JBJasmina Burek
Jasmina Burek
DNDarin Nutter
Darin Nutter

23 January 2017 in Journal of Industrial Ecology
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JBJasmina Burek
Jasmina Burek
DKDaesoo Kim
Daesoo Kim
DNDarin Nutter
Darin Nutter
SSSusan Selke
Susan Selke
RARafael Auras
Rafael Auras
GTGreg Thoma
Greg Thoma