TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Car-Wash Effluents on the Quality of Receiving Stream
AU - , O. Chukwu AU - , S. Segi AU - , P.A. Adeoye 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 7
SP  - 607
EP  - 610
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2008.607.610
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2008.607.610
KW  - Car-wash
KW  -effluents
KW  -quality
KW  -receiving stream
AB  - Car wash effluents were analyzed. The receiving stream water was also analyzed at some points (before the point of discharge and after the point of discharge). The result indicated that the effluents lowered the quality of the receiving stream water, making most of the parameters determined to be on the high side in comparison with the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. The effluents were alkaline in nature and this led  to  the  precipitation  of  heavy metals. The total dissolved solids were found to be in high range, 8.1 and 118.6  mg L<SUP>-1</SUP>.  The levels of heavy metals were also high. For example, iron has a value of between 3.21 and 3.27 mg L<SUP>-1</SUP>, which is above the recommended permissible levels for drinking water. Chromium was found to be between 0.20 and 0.27 mg L<SUP>-1</SUP>. The Dissolved Oxygen ranges from 1.41-4.30 mg L<SUP>-1</SUP>, while Biochemical Oxygen Demands (BOD) was between 2.18 mg L<SUP>-1</SUP> for Upstream (US) and 4.70 mg L<SUP>-1</SUP> at the point of the discharge (POD). Chemical Oxygen Demands (COD) was between 4.0 and 5.20 mg L<SUP>-1</SUP> for Downstream (DS) and point of discharge, respectively. Some treatments measures were recommended to be carried out on the effluents to make the receiving stream water safe for people living at the downstream end.
ER  -