Abstract:
Effluents
samples
were investigated
lor possible
Seven abattoirs
studied.
from major abattoirs
presence
of effluents
abattoir sites following
the waste effluent
standard
receiving
Organisation standards
(WIIO)
Findings
indicated
procedures.
and the pollution
that the Total Suspended
organic.
abattoirswere
particularly
inorgan ic and suspended
not too high. It ranged
the solids
wastes
presence
confirm the presence
!\
ofmicro
oilers
some
matters.
jungc»
organisms
and the effluent
suggestions
Tile value»
between -'50 and 54U mg/l,
\l
a screen.
. characteristics
on methods
either
(Il)<)(»)
Effluents. abattoir.
analyses,
pollutiun.
/
total bacteria
which
arc indicators
lrcc
to
disl'~ISl'S,
;1 Sl'pl ic tank and <I Ii ltr.uion
lor pollution
\'1
standard of 1200
10" c lu mu. which were quill'
were confirmed.
were compared
with
m.muull , or with screens.
hci'lI
rl'
,1I1d
slaughterhouse
country
Keywords:
varied
l Ihl' Illt;d So Iill Irom all the
~ln;d:sis sil()\\ l'd IIl;11the ;I\crage
with water-borne
plant containing
in
till' pilysicochetfiieal
th.u tile s.u nplc-, were ill'<\\ iI: loaded
Ul/n!IIS
associated
Ilo\\ occurred
o l 100 mg./I and the Conductivity
:\ 10 1' and 7() \
S{(ffJliY/OC()CCIiS
of the
\\l'1'l' determined.
from tile el'lllll'lltS
belwcenjO
ones were
with till' World Health
[rom 29X to ()()O, Clllllp;lrl'd tll Ihl' \\'110
The microbiological
Ecol! and
low cost treatment
designed and evaluated
developing
sarnplcs
or
indicated
were separated
in one of the abattoir.
count from the various
high, The
environment.
lrom May to .July 2004,
\\ hich appreciable
'Slliid (I SS) \aril'd
to W'110 (! 996) standard
8,6 x I O~ and 24,0 x I 02~lO which
extended
\\ ere compared
determinants
Nigeria.
lrom till' vicinity
were ~111;iI:SL'l1 III determine
The results of the c+Ilucrus
which were quite high compared
project
The period o/" sampling
strc1l111S, ;'1 he samples
parameters,
since
Oil till' immediate
~II dilll'1'l'11I locution
period in the city o l /xkurc. during
and microbiological
colloidal.
and rhc ir ellects
and water were collccrcd
which falls within the raining
mg/l
of pollutants
within the city of Akurc were idcnu lied, out lll' \\ hich lour nHlst prominent
Samples
between'
IOC<llL:din /vkurc. all urban cit:- ill Southcm
sl<l{lt'-hter house. hactcri.:
