PREDICTING DEGRADATION WITH BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND IN DISINFECTANT-POLLUTED SEWAGE

Tenebe, I.T. and Emenike, PraiseGod C and Omole, D. O. and Ogarekpe, N.N. and Omeje, Maxwell and Aikulola, A.O. and Omeje, U.A. (2017) PREDICTING DEGRADATION WITH BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND IN DISINFECTANT-POLLUTED SEWAGE. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 216. pp. 313-320. ISSN 1743-3541

PDF - Published Version Download (217Kb)

Abstract

Most households frequently make use of disinfectants to annihilate infectious bacteria present in toilets and bathrooms. Unfortunately, some of these bacteria may be required for the degradation of sewage in the septic tank system (STS). This paper investigates how the performance (degradation capacity) of sewage will be affected by the inharmonious addition of disinfectants with biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) as the predictor. With a clean 50-litre container, a sewage sample was collected from a waste stabilization pond situated in a Nigerian Tertiary University, transported to the sanitary laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and poured into five 4-litre white containers. Different doses of disinfectants – 0.5 ml, 1 ml, 1.5 ml, 2 ml, and 2.5 ml, were simultaneously added only at the initial day of experimental setup under aerobic conditions, and the pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), disinfectant dose, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and BOD were measured every three days for three weeks. Multivariate analysis was performed on the explanatory variable – pH, DO, disinfectant dosage, and COD – using e-Views 8.0, which revealed that the continuous addition of disinfectants to sewage inhibits its degradation, thereby resulting in increased organic loading within the STS, and may further lead to septic tank failure due to shock loading and a major source of ground water been polluted with emerging contaminants.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	degradation, biochemical oxygen demand, disinfectants, septic tank system, multivariate analysis, sewage pollution
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr D.O. OMOLE
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2017 12:00
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2017 12:00
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/9551

Available Versions of this Item

• PREDICTING DEGRADATION WITH BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND IN DISINFECTANT-POLLUTED SEWAGE. (deposited 25 Aug 2017 21:36)
  • PREDICTING DEGRADATION WITH BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND IN DISINFECTANT-POLLUTED SEWAGE. (deposited 23 Oct 2017 12:00) [Currently Displayed]

Actions (login required)

View Item