International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 352

Full Length Research Paper

Water quality assessment of a wastewater treatment plant in a Ghanaian Beverage Industry

Emmanuel Okoh Agyemang
  • Emmanuel Okoh Agyemang
  • Energy Systems Engineering Department, Koforidua Polytechnic, P. O. Box KF981, Koforidua, Ghana
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Esi Awuah
  • Esi Awuah
  • Civil Engineering Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Private Mail Bag, Kumasi, Ghana
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Lawrence Darkwah
  • Lawrence Darkwah
  • Chemical Engineering Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Private Mail Bag, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Richard Arthur
  • Richard Arthur
  • Energy Systems Engineering Department, Koforidua Polytechnic, P. O. Box KF981, Koforidua, Ghana
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Gabriel Osei
  • Gabriel Osei
  • Mechanical Engineering Department, Koforidua Polytechnic, P. O. Box KF981, Koforidua, Ghana
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  •  Accepted: 16 April 2013
  •  Published: 31 May 2013

Abstract

 

The research is aimed at assessing the performance of the wastewater (excluding sewage) treatment plant in a Ghanaian beverage industry. Sixteen (16) water quality parameters were analyzed by collecting influent and effluent wastewater samples of the treatment plant for a year and their average values were compared with EPA (Ghana) guidelines for beverage industries discharging into water bodies. Most of the effluent wastewater pollutant content met the set guidelines, while others were unacceptable.  However, the ability of the wastewater treatment plant to effectively deal with key pollutant such as BOD (93%), Ammonia (82%) and COD (82%) suggests that the treatment plant is efficient.  In order to improve on the final effluent quality, sand filters may be introduced after the Sequential Batch Reactor II before final discharge into the environment.

 

Key words:  EPA guidelines, de-sludging, environment, sand filters, wastewater.

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