TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of Food Processing Effluents on the Receiving Streams
AU - , Ogbonnaya Chukwu 
JO  - Environmental Research Journal
VL  - 2
IS  - 5
SP  - 222
EP  - 225
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1994-5396
DO  - erj.2008.222.225
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=erj.2008.222.225
KW  - Evaluation
KW  -effluents
KW  -food
KW  -impact
KW  -pollution
KW  -processing
KW  -streams
AB  - This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of effluents from food processing industries on the receiving streams. Effluents from two industries were analyzed into their physical constituents to determine their conformity with national and international standards. The results of the effluents analysis showed that the physical parameters: temperature, turbidity, total solids, total dissolved solids and total suspended solids violated either Nigeria’s Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) or FAO standards or both. It was concluded that industrial activities if not properly monitored and controlled normally lead to environmental pollution and degradation. In order to protect the environment from the adverse effects of food processing industries; utilization of best available technology, payment of optimal liability compensation to local communities and institutionalization of adequate abatement measures were recommended.
ER  -