TITLE:
Implementation of Effluent Treatment Plants for Waste Water Treatment
AUTHORS:
Zakia Sultana, Md. Ershad Ali, Md. Sala Uddin, Md. Mominul Haque
KEYWORDS:
Industrial Effluents; Water Quality; BOD; COD; TSS
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.4 No.3,
March
19,
2013
ABSTRACT:
This work is aimed at giving emphasis on the present pollution scenario in Bangladesh due to textile effluent and the consequent solution of the problem by installation of effluent treatment plant. Though the medium and small-scale industrial activities have a positive impact on the economy of our country, the increasing industrialization is contributing severe pollution to the environment by the toxic waste discharge. The liquid effluents from industries are causing a major havoc to the environment, ecology, agriculture, aquaculture and public health since the development of textile industries in the country. So, it is time to give a pause to the pollution and phase it out gradually to protect the river system. It had become a prerequisite to set up ETP in each industrial establishment, particularly at dyeing industries that were discharging huge amount of liquid waste to the rivers every day. Since the highest number of factories is of textile category and these types of factories play a major role in polluting the nature, Government’s main focus is on the textile mills and industries related to textile. But, for the successful implementation of ETPs, industry owners will have to be socially responsible and at the same time, government should provide the factory owners with logistic supports and relaxed timeframe to set up ETPs.