Treatment of wastewater generated at a dairy processing plant in the ecuadorian amazon
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https://doi.org/10.59282/reincisol.V3(6)2311-2331Keywords:
wastewater treatment, dairy, design, treatment plant design, Environmental Law, equipment sizingAbstract
The objective of this study is to characterize and design a treatment system for wastewater generated in a dairy processing plant, located in the Pastaza province, in the Fátima parish. The plant produces a large amount of wastewater, which is discharged untreated, causing significant environmental impact on nearby freshwater bodies. By characterizing the wastewater physically, chemically, and microbiologically, a treatment system was proposed that includes sedimentation, coagulation-flocculation, and filtration processes.
Initially, the flow rate was measured over seven days, yielding an average of 2.052 m³/h. Subsequently, the wastewater was characterized by taking 1.25 L samples every hour for 8 hours to obtain a composite sample. Physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses revealed that the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), oils and fats, total nitrogen, total solids, and suspended solids parameters exceeded the permissible limits established, with values of 1874 mg/L, 3300 mg/L, 295.43 mg/L, 171.4 mg/L, 2568 mg/L, and 606 mg/L, respectively.
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