Industrial Waste Water Management

Description

Industrial wastewater treatment describes the processes used for treating wastewater that is produced by industries as an undesirable by-product. After treatment, the treated industrial wastewater (or effluent) may be reused or released to a sanitary sewer or to a surface water in the environment. Industrial applications where oil enters the wastewater stream may include vehicle wash bays, workshops, fuel storage depots, transport hubs and power generation. Often the wastewater is discharged into local sewer or trade waste systems and must meet local environmental specifications. Typical contaminants can include solvents, detergents, grit. lubricants and hydrocarbons. Industrial wastewater treatment covers the mechanisms and processes used to treat waters that have been contaminated in some way by anthropogenic industrial or commercial activities prior to its release into the environment or its re-use. Most industries produce some wet waste although recent trends in the developed world have been to minimise such production or recycle such waste within the production process. However, many industries remain dependent on processes that produce wastewaters. Industrial wastewater is generated as a consequence of industrial activities. Industrial wastewater is generated as a result of industrial activity. There is a wide range of types of industrial wastewater (e.g. from processes, cleaning and cooling), with different types of pollutants. Most industrial processes use water in one way or another. Once used, the water has to be treated before being disposed of, regardless of whether it is returned to the natural environment or into the sewage network. This book should prove extremely useful to undergraduate students of civil and chemical engineering and postgraduate students of environmental science and engineering. Industrial design consultants will also find the book very handy.