Quality of the domestic effluents of the Wastewater Treatment Plants from Piura
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https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v26i51.23971Keywords:
Domestic wastewater, quality, pollution, effluents, maximum permissible limitsAbstract
The article’s objective was to evaluate the quality of the domestic effluents of the Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) in the city of Piura between the years 2019 to 2021. The methodology used was the quantitative method, for later, it analysed the statistical data of the Effluents Quality Evaluation of the Providers of Sanitation Services annual reports. It is so which evaluated the quality of the effluents from the WWTPs over the years at interest. Collected results indicated a higher level of non-compliance at the following parameters: Thermotolerant Coliforms (93.10%), Total Suspended Solids (41.38%), Chemical Oxygen Demand (79.31%), Biological Oxygen Demand (65 .52%), Oils and Fats (10.34%), Ph (6.90%) and Temperature (0.00%). In conclusion, it proved that the values do not comply with the established Maximum Permissible Limits, exceeding a percentage greater than 40% in 4/7 evaluation parameters.
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