Slaughterhouse wastewater characteristics

slaughterhouse wastewater

Slaughterhouse wastewater usually has a rust-red to brown colour because fats and other suspended matter mix with blood and faeces. When the meat is further processed, oils and fats mix into the wastewater, giving it a shimmering yellow colour. In both cases, the COD (chemical oxygen demand), BOD5 (biological oxygen demand) and TSS (total suspended […]