ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Using Combined UV and H2O2 Treatments
to Reduce Tannery Wastewater Pollution Load
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Department of Chemistry, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University, DHA Phase VI, Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology CII Johar Town,
Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, University of Engineering and Technology,
Lahore, Narowal Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Submission date: 2018-04-09
Final revision date: 2018-06-23
Acceptance date: 2018-06-29
Online publication date: 2019-04-29
Publication date: 2019-05-28
Corresponding author
Shabbir Hussain
Lahore Garrison University Lahore, Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University Lahore, Pakistan, 54792 Lahore, Pakistan
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(5):3207-3213
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ABSTRACT
Contaminated wastewater discharged from tanneries in Pakistan creates a lot of pollution problems.
This study presents the treatment of wastewater samples collected from inlet and outlet sections of Kasur
Tannery Waste Management Agency (KTWMA) in Kasur, Pakistan. The procedure utilizes hydrogen
peroxide (H2O2) in the presence of ultraviolet (UV) radiation for the successful degradation of pollutants
present in tannery water. The treatment of polluted water samples with UV/H2O2 for the duration of either
45 minutes or 90 minutes has greatly affected the water quality parameters such as biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), chlorides, chromium, pH, total dissolved solids (TDS)
and total suspended solids (TSS). It was concluded that the contaminants were degraded and changed to
a great extent as compared to their original concentrations. This process can be considered to be a clean
process as it is an environmentally friendly process and does not produce pollutants and solid wastes like
other conventional processes.