PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ASMARA BREWERY EFFLUENTS

Brewing industry is water intensive and consequently generates huge volumes of wastes. Bottle washing brewing operations recognized as the major effluent sources Asmara Brewery Corporation Share Company (ABCSC), Eritrea. Effluents bottle cleaning sections their mix 2:1 characterized on weekly basis for resemblance national international standards. DO levels wastes detected low 2.14 mg/L, which does not support any life eventually poses severe environmental issues. TSS, COD BOD5 have exceeded EU EPA effluents concentrations estimated were higher than other reported breweries beyond benchmarks Brewer’s Association, USA. wastewater has a mean 83240 mg/L 11066 highly contaminated mixed effluents. Therefore, in order to reuse voluminous curb excessive levels, from ABCSC require special attention prior discharge into public sewer line.