A study of Waste Water Management in the dairy industry (Essay Sample)

A study of Waste Water Management in the dairy industry
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Waste water management is continually becoming important day after the other. For instance, over the last two decades, according to Bixio, et al. (2005), “Europe (the most developed continent) has witnessed the growing water stress, both in terms of quantity and quality.” A similar situation is being experienced across Asia and other parts of the world (Conference on Decentralized wastewater Management in Asia, 2012). This has prompted the concerned stakeholders to act by seeking to develop new waste water management systems that will help arrest the situation (Conference on Decentralized wastewater Management in Asia, 2012). The intended wastewater management systems seek to control the rate of water pollution, control odour and facilitate recycling of water to curb water shortages.
Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa (2011) indicates that two million tons of waste discharge to receiving waters every day across the world. This is an all-time high rate of pollution and if no meditative measures are taken, the net effects are projected to be drastic (Zandaryaa, 2012). Zandaryaa’s report further estimates that approximately 1500 km3 of wastewater is produced everyday globally. If this wastewater is released to the environment, it is likely to be a treat aqua and human life and may lead to fully polluted waters over a few years. Thus, Zandaryaa (2012) advices that stakeholders should develop new and effective wastewater management system if the negative effects are to be mitigated.
The sedimentation theory suggests that it is important to control solid wastes released into the water (Carlson, 1998). On the other hand, the odour control theory suggests that water is not clean until is odourless. The theories suggest that for waste water management should integrate the control of sediments, odour and chemical in the water (Carlson, 1998). It is only until this is done that water is considered cl...