RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF TREATMENT OF WASTE WATER GENERATED BY CAR WASHES AND TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES

• Main Authors: Gogina Elena Sergeevna, Salomeev Valeriy Petrovich, Pobegaylo Yuriy Petrovich
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) 2012-12-01
• Series: Vestnik MGSU
• Subjects: sewage water treatment; car wash; transport enterprises; oil derivatives; suspended particles; BOD5 (biochemical oxygen demand); COD (chemical oxygen demand); synthetic surfactant; water treatment pattern; coagulation
• Online Access: http://vestnikmgsu.ru/files/archive/issues/2012/12/ru/24.pdf

The authors argue that development of car service companies has caused a new environmental problem: waste water produced by transport enterprises. Their number multiplies day to day in big cities of Russia. At the same time, the quality of the waste water treated by local water treatment stations fails to meet the present-day standard requirements. Moreover, potable water shall not be used for the purpose of washing transport vehicles. Within the recent 10 years, MGSU has developed a number of research projects aimed at the resolution of this problem. The concept developed by the MGSU specialists is to attain the highest quality of treated waste water generated by car washes and transport enterprises using the most advanced technologies of water treatment rather than to design new water treatment plants. Various methods may be applied for this purpose: restructuring of water treatment facilities, advanced feed, updated regulations governing the operation of water treatment plants.