Vermifiltration of Slaughterhouse Wastewater: A Case Study for Kampala City Abattoir
| dc.contributor.author | Isaac Matagala | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-30T13:09:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-30T13:09:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-04-15 | |
| dc.description | Undergraduate | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research focuses on treating the wastewater that is generated from the Kampala city abattoir using the vermifiltration system. It is highly recommended within the Wastewater Management Guide for abattoirs that “small and affordable effluent treatment plants can be assembled using locally available equipment” (Kampala Pollution Task Control Task Force, 2016). The vermifiltration system has been used to treat several other kinds of wastewater, however, through this study, its potential for the treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater was investigated. This would require determining the characteristics of the wastewater, the optimal operational parameters particularly Hydraulic Loading Rate (HLR) and the Hydraulic Retention Time(HRT), which are key parameters for the functionality of a vermifilter. Using a laboratory scale prototype, it was identified that the requisite retention time for a vermifilter to treat slaughterhouse wastewater was 6 hours. With this, it would attain over 85% removal rates of BOD, COD and TSS, which rendered the wastewater safe for discharge into the environment. Though, system and design adjustments are necessary to ably treat large volumes of slaughterhouse wastewater, the vermifiltration system is a viable technological option for the treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater generated from abattoirs. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/2623 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | Vermifiltration of Slaughterhouse Wastewater: A Case Study for Kampala City Abattoir | |
| dc.type | Thesis |