In:
Journal of Dairy Research, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 88, No. 4 ( 2021-11), p. 425-428
Abstract:
The objective of the research presented in this Research Communication was to access the environmental impact of the Latvian dairy industries. Site visits and interviews at Latvian dairy processing companies were done in order to collect site-specific data. This includes the turnover of the dairy industries, production, quality of water in various industrial processes, the flow and capacity of the sewage including their characteristic, existing practices and measures for wastewater management. The results showed that dairy industries in Latvia generated in total approximately 2263 × 10 3 m 3 wastewater in the year 2019. The Latvian dairy effluents were characterized with high chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD) and total solids (TS). Few dairy plants had pre-treatment facilities for removal of contaminants, and many lacked onsite treatment technologies. Most facilities discharged dairy wastewater to municipal wastewater treatment plants. The current study gives insight into the Latvian dairy industries, their effluent management and pollution at Gulf of Riga due to wastewater discharge.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-0299
,
1469-7629
DOI:
10.1017/S0022029921000819
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2021
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242089-2
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2000010-8
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22
