ABSTRACT
Sewage treatment plants (WTPs) use a combination of physical, chemical and biological processes to reduce the pollutant loads in wastewater. The treated wastewater is then either discharged to surface water or is reused. Successive stages in wastewater treatment plants reduce the quantity of suspended solids, biological contaminants, organic matter content and nutrient constituents in sewage. Changes in the properties of the effluents can occur along the treatment process leading to reduction or little change in effluent quality based on the effectiveness of the treatment process. The discharge of inadequately treated sewage from ineffective WTPs into the rivers and other receiving water bodies are both potential health risk and environmental hazard to both adjacent and downstream communities. This study estimates the efficiency of Kangemi Sewage Treatment Works (KSTW) in pollutant removal and the impact of its effluent on water quality of Chania River (CR). For environmental quality assurance, the plant’s performance requires consistent monitoring to evaluate the impact of the effluents to the receiving waters. Key nutrients (Nitrogen and Phosphorus), total suspended solids (TSS) and biological oxygen demand (BOD5) were determined using American Public Health Association (APHA, 2005) standard methods. Kruskal-Wallis test was run at p
KARIUNGA, S (2021). Assessment Of Kangemi Sewage Treatment Works Efficiency And The Impact Of The Effluent On Water Quality Of Chania River Nyeri, Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-kangemi-sewage-treatment-works-efficiency-and-the-impact-of-the-effluent-on-water-quality-of-chania-river-nyeri-kenya
KARIUNGA, SAEED "Assessment Of Kangemi Sewage Treatment Works Efficiency And The Impact Of The Effluent On Water Quality Of Chania River Nyeri, Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 13 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-kangemi-sewage-treatment-works-efficiency-and-the-impact-of-the-effluent-on-water-quality-of-chania-river-nyeri-kenya. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
KARIUNGA, SAEED . "Assessment Of Kangemi Sewage Treatment Works Efficiency And The Impact Of The Effluent On Water Quality Of Chania River Nyeri, Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 13 May. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-kangemi-sewage-treatment-works-efficiency-and-the-impact-of-the-effluent-on-water-quality-of-chania-river-nyeri-kenya >.
KARIUNGA, SAEED . "Assessment Of Kangemi Sewage Treatment Works Efficiency And The Impact Of The Effluent On Water Quality Of Chania River Nyeri, Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-kangemi-sewage-treatment-works-efficiency-and-the-impact-of-the-effluent-on-water-quality-of-chania-river-nyeri-kenya