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Evaluation of raw wastewater characteristic and effluent quality in Kashan Wastewater Treatment Plant

  • Dehghani, Rouhullah (Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Miranzadeh, Mohammad Bagher (Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Tehrani, Ashraf Mazaheri (Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Akbari, Hossein (Department of Biostatistics and Public Health, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Iranshahi, Leila (Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Zeraatkar, Abbas (Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2017.09.11
  • Accepted : 2017.12.23
  • Published : 2018.07.25
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Abstract

Due to the lack of water in arid and semi-arid areas, reuse of wastewater can be a suitable way to compensate for water scarcity. Therefore, in this research, evaluation of the quality of wastewater of Kashan Treatment Plant to use for irrigation was studied. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016. pH, TSS, TDS, turbidity, COD, BOD5, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, Total Coliform, fecal coliform, nematode eggs of inlet and outlet of wastewater treatment plant in Kashan were studied. Mean and standard deviation and wastewater quality parameters before and after treatment were tested with SPSS 22 (2014) software. The mean wastewater output of COD, BOD5, TSS, TDS and turbidity were respectively 86.6, 41.2, 11.11, 1095 mgL-1 and 17.5 NTU and the pH was equal to 7.22. Also, the average of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and phosphorus were 22.4 and 2.2 mgL-1 respectively. The mean of Total Coliform and fecal coliform were 225, 161 MPN / 100 ml respectively. In addition, no nematode eggs were found in final effluent. The results indicated that the treatment plants had a significant role in the control of microbial and organic pollution load of wastewater. Also, it is concluded that all parameters were in accordance with the standards of Iran's Department of Environment, so, it can be used for unrestricted irrigation.

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