About four-fifth of the total
water supply, after going through various domestic and industrial applications revert
to environment as contaminated water, making it unfit for re-use. But if
treated and managed properly, a sizeable rate of this increasing demand can be dealt
with, requiring most treatment plants to function optimally with proper
physical and chemical mechanisms.
Legally and ethically, wastewater
must be treated before its exposure in the environment. The composition of
wastewater varies as its’ sources, ranging from mildly polluted storm water
runoff to toxic wastewater from chemical, pharmaceutical, and metal industries.
Wastewater Management correlates with the purification of polluted water, making it re-usable for comprehensive applications. Pathogens, organic and inorganic matter, suspended solid, dissolved gases, toxic chemicals like pesticides, bio-solids, and many more unwanted substances interfere with water quality, changing its chemistry making treatment a requirement for its reusability.
About 2000 – 3000 Liters of water is required for one person’s daily food production.
Lack of freshwater supply
has compulsively persuaded rural farmers to treat wastewater from all possible
sources, otherwise contaminated with domestic and commercial wastes. These effects
can be seen on water resources like streams, ponds, tanks, and pipelines, generally
contaminated or polluted because of the convergence of urbanization and
unplanned utilization. Untreated wastewater utilized for watering system pose a
potential risk to wellbeing of both consumers and irrigators, and wastewater
sanitation concerns need to be satisfactorily attended.
Wastewater treatment deals with the processes required
to decrease contaminant levels present in the water before its disposal in the environment,
depending upon the source of water and their geographical conditions. We are
witnessing a lot of implementation of physicochemical processes which handles
wastewaters starting from simple removal of suspended matters to cleaning of RO
membrane systems. The process may range from simple sedimentation and
decantation to use of UV technology, depending upon the type of level of
contamination. The treated waste water can be used for agriculture, soil
conditioning, energy generation, etc.
Wastewater management has
been neglected for a long period of time, owing to the confusion related to its
infrastructure and installments but the time has come to rethink as the
potential risk factor is increasing at a staggering rate. The problems and
complications associated with fresh water availability is projected to hit up
drastically by this decade and every socio-economic factor has to face the
consequences.
Chemtex Speciality
Limited deals with chemical treatment of wastewater, globally accepted by leading
treatment plants, enhancing waste water process and clarification operations.
Application of Wastewater treatment chemicals helps in removal and elimination
of harmful pathogens, taking out hazardous chemicals, detergents and toxins,
reducing odor and separating sediments from the wastewater.
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