Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations
Although commonly perceived lightly in the eye of public, car wash wastewater should be taken more seriously as they have the tendency to be harmful and toxic not only towards the environment, but also humans. In this study, car wash wastewater samples were taken from three stations in Johor with di...
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| author | Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy Hashim, Nor Haslina |
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| description | Although commonly perceived lightly in the eye of public, car wash wastewater should be taken more seriously as they have the tendency to be harmful and toxic not only towards the environment, but also humans. In this study, car wash wastewater samples were taken from three stations in Johor with different cleaning methods; manually-dispersed car wash (MCW), snow car wash (SCW) and auto car wash (ACW). At each station, samples were taken during the initial rinsing (IR), and final rinsing (FR) of the vehicles. The samples taken were analyzed for its pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), oil and grease (O&G), total suspended solids (TSS), anions (anionic surfactant, nitrate, sulphate, chloride, fluoride, orthophosphate) and heavy metals (iron, zinc, magnesium, chromium, manganese, copper, lead, silver). The results obtained shows that there appears to be no specific pattern to differentiate between the IR and FR samples due to the different washing methods, chemicals and equipment used. The level of contamination of the car wash wastewater was SCW>MCW>ACW. Overall, the result shows that some of the samples did not pass the standard discharge limit; pH, COD, BOD, O&G, TSS, AS and Fe. This shows that car wash wastewater produced in the cleaning activities should be given more concern and need to be treated before being released to the water body. |
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| spelling | uthm.eprints-60032022-01-25T07:35:20Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6003/ Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy Hashim, Nor Haslina TA164 Bioengineering Although commonly perceived lightly in the eye of public, car wash wastewater should be taken more seriously as they have the tendency to be harmful and toxic not only towards the environment, but also humans. In this study, car wash wastewater samples were taken from three stations in Johor with different cleaning methods; manually-dispersed car wash (MCW), snow car wash (SCW) and auto car wash (ACW). At each station, samples were taken during the initial rinsing (IR), and final rinsing (FR) of the vehicles. The samples taken were analyzed for its pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), oil and grease (O&G), total suspended solids (TSS), anions (anionic surfactant, nitrate, sulphate, chloride, fluoride, orthophosphate) and heavy metals (iron, zinc, magnesium, chromium, manganese, copper, lead, silver). The results obtained shows that there appears to be no specific pattern to differentiate between the IR and FR samples due to the different washing methods, chemicals and equipment used. The level of contamination of the car wash wastewater was SCW>MCW>ACW. Overall, the result shows that some of the samples did not pass the standard discharge limit; pH, COD, BOD, O&G, TSS, AS and Fe. This shows that car wash wastewater produced in the cleaning activities should be given more concern and need to be treated before being released to the water body. Science Publishing Corporation 2018 Article PeerReviewed Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy and Hashim, Nor Haslina (2018) Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (3.23). pp. 45-48. ISSN 2227-524X |
| spellingShingle | TA164 Bioengineering Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy Hashim, Nor Haslina Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations |
| title | Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations |
| title_full | Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations |
| title_short | Characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed, snow and auto car wash stations |
| title_sort | characterization of car wash wastewater from manually dispersed snow and auto car wash stations |
| topic | TA164 Bioengineering |
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