Waste Management

Deepanshu Tuli

VII

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Introduction

Have you ever seen overflowing bins and open dumps in your neighbourhood ?

I know your answer would be yes as waste management has not been taken care of

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Types of waste

Solid Waste- Food waste, bottle & paper

Liquid Waste- Sewage and industrial effluent

Gaseous Waste- Vehicle emission and gasses from chimneys

In this Presentation we will talk more about liquid waste.

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Sources of waste water

Domestic Activities: The waste water generated from our houses e.g. water used for bathing

Agricultural: Wastewater generated from farms containing harmful pesticides and chemicals

Industries: The waste water generated from various industries (paint and dye) containing harmful chemicals like chromium and lead.

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Eutrophication

It is an excessive growth or “blooms” of algae in lakes rich in nutrition such as phosphates, is called eutrophication . Normally it takes thousands of years to progress but human activities have enhanced this process greatly

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Municipal Water

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Have you ever wondered where does all the waste water goes from our toilets and sinks ???

Each time we flush up our toilets or wash something, water containing faeces paper , cloth , soap , food scraps etc. goes down the drain . This water gets accumilated and forms sewage . In large cities it is known as Municipal Water

Fact File

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Do you know why manhole covers are round???

This is to avoid accidents. Since man holes covers are round they do not fall down when somebody stands on them. If they were square or rectangular , they could have fallen down.

What is BOD ???

BOD stands for Biochemical Oxygen Demand. BOD is the amount of oxygen required by a microrganisms to decompose.

The schematic diagram of waste water treatment

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Primary treatment Secondary treatment Tertiary treatment

Mechanical Process Chemical Process Biological process

Sewage Treated water

Recycling is one of the most efficient methods that can be

adopted to manage our wastes

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