Commercialization in the meat-processing industry has emerged as one of major agrobusiness challenges due to large volume wastewater produced during slaughtering and cleaning facilities. Slaughterhouse (SWW) contains proteins, fats, high organic contents, microbes, other emerging pollutants (pharmaceutical veterinary residues). It is important first characterize so that adequate treatment techn...

The composition of challenging matrices must be fully understood in order to determine the impact matrix and establish suitable treatment methods. Rendering condensate wastewater is a complex which understudied. It produced when vapour from rendering facilities (heat processing slaughterhouse waste material) cooled as liquid for discharge. This study offers full physicochemical characterisation...

BACKGROUND In recent years, decreasing annual rainfalls in some countries and population growth have led to a shortage of freshwater resources. Thus, recycled wastewaters has been suggested for agricultural activities. Contamination of wastewaters with pathogens is a major concern for the use of these waters. This study aimed to (i) investigate the occurrence of helminth eggs and protozoan (oo)...

Aerobically activated sludge from a pig slaughterhouse wastewater-treatment plant was mixed with 0.35 or 0.5% (wtlwt) dextrose, with 0.5% (wtlwt) dextrose and 0.05 or 0.2% (vlv) f ormic acid, or with 2.5% (wtlwt) molasses and 0.1% (v/v) formic acid, and was pasteurized at 95°C for 5 min. After cooling to approximately 20°C the sludge was inoculated with l@-lo7 cfu Lactobacillus plantarum/g slud...

The Adenoviridae and Polyomaviridae families comprise a wide diversity of viruses which may be excreted for long periods in feces or urine. In this study, a preliminary analysis of the prevalence in the environment and the potential usefulness as source-tracking tools of human and animal adenoviruses and polyomaviruses has been developed. Molecular assays based on PCR specifically targeting hum...

The efficiency of microbial inactivation in water is highly dependent on the type treatment technology used as well characteristics to be treated. Wastewater from poultry slaughterhouses carries a significant number microorganisms posing threats humans and environment general. Therefore, slaughterhouse wastewater requires use appropriate purification systems with high removal for agents. In thi...