Keywords
Factory and trade waste, Textile industry, Sri Lanka, BOD, COD, TSS and nutrient monitoring, Textile dye wastewater treatment processes, Pulp and paper mill effluent characterization, Combined industrial and municipal sewage treatment, Environmental regulation and enforcement in Sri Lanka
Abstract
A legislative authority empowered to protect Srilanka's environment, operating similarly to the Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S., is needed, along with wastewater treatment. Wastewater parameters of importance in treatment are BOD, COD, total suspended solids, settleable solids, pH, colour, turbidity, ammonia or nitrate nitrogen, heavy metals, sulfides, phosphates, and phenols. Methods of industrial waste treatment vary depending on the climatic conditions, the industry, raw materials, and process adopted. Textile and pulp and paper industries exist in Srilanka and have very high pollution potential. Methods of treatment to finally generate reasonably good quality effluent are available. Processing of effluents from these type industries together with municipal sewage is feasible and economical. Due to the complex nature of the composition of industrial wastes, a final decision could only be made after a thorough investigation of the industrial complexes, the methodology used, and pilot plant studies.
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Graduation Date
1976
Advisor
McLellon, Waldron M.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Degree Program
Engineering
Format
Pages
117 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0012770
Subjects
Factory and trade waste; Textile industry -- Sri Lanka; Textile industry--Waste disposal; Paper industry--Waste disposal--Environmental aspects; Centralized industrial waste treatment facilities--Government policy; Effluent quality--Environmental aspects; Water treatment plants--Environmental aspects
STARS Citation
Wijeratne, Kolonne A., "An Industrial Wastewater Treatment Review for the Textile and Pulp and Paper Industries of Srilanka" (1976). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 266.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/266
Contributor (Linked data)
McLellon, Waldron M. [VIAF]
McLellon, Waldron M. [LC]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
Collection (Linked data)
Accessibility Status
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