4TH International Congress on Technology - Engineering & SCIENCE - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (2017-08-05)

Domestic Wastewater Management: A Case Study Of Central Darfur State, Sudan
Wastewater management has great concerns due to limited conventional water resources worldwide. Also, the traditional methods of collecting and discharging wastewater using septic tanks have lead to serious environmental problems, e.g. contamination of groundwater. This study aimed building wastewater database in Darfur region via characterizing the physical, chemical and biological quality of wastewater in Central Darfur state, Sudan. Four treatments plants were tested which are differ in disinfection techniques. Samples were collected (13 samples) prior and after treatment processes for testing the following indicators during March – April: biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS). The treatment plants were found to be highly efficient in removing turbidity (90%) followed by organic matter contents (56%). The current tested small size wastewater treatments plants (200 persons) showed the potential of wastewater as non-conventional water resources, considering the increased wastewater trends. Constructing large size treatment plants besides increasing the awareness of local communities with respect to wastewater management are very recommendable.
jafar Musa, Shamseldin Musa, Hassan Hilmi