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Pollution Problems And An Engineering Approach To The Management And Control Of Industrial Effluents
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1.4 Specific Objectives of the Study
The specific objectives of this study are to:
1.
Characterize selected industrial effluents and determine their impacts
on a purposively selected receiving water courses;
2. Use an
existing model to determine the ability of the selected receiving stream
to recover from the environmental impacts of the industrial activities,
and
3. Determine the treatability of the effluents and recommend an engineering solution to the impacts.
1.5 Justification for the Research
Existing
literature showed that there has been no detailed scientific and
engineering study of industrial impact on the rivers in Ado-Odo/Otta
Industrial Zones. Presently there exists a global focus on sustainable
consumption and production activities by industries. There is the need
therefore to determine conformity by the industries with the Federal
Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) of Nigeria other national and
international regulations.
The findings of this work will be useful to Engineers in the design and management of industrial wastes.
1.6 Scope of the Study
i.
The scope of this study was limited to a field survey of selected
industries which discharges industrial effluents into River Atuwara.
ii.
Laboratory scale modelling of the pollution impacts, using QUAL2K
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA),
to determine the hydrodynamics and water quality of the receiving river;
and
iii. Laboratory bench - scale treatability study and
analysis of the identified pollutants of concerns in the effluents from
the selected industries
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study examined the effects of effluent discharges from various point-loads on a purposively selected receiving river, the self-recovery ability of the river and the treatability of both the discharges and the receiving stream in a heavily industrialized community.The work involved field survey of industries producing and discharging effluents in the study area (Ado Odo/ Otta industrial zone of Ogun State, Nigeria); determination of the effluents‘ physico – chemical, biological ... Continue reading---
