Malika Ammari, Mohammed Merzouki, Imane Zoufri, Younesse El-Byari, Khaoula Faiz
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Assessment of the impact of the three different methods of crushing olives on the microbiological and physicochemical properties of wastewater in olive mills
Liquid olive waste presents one of the major problems for the environment in olive oil-producing countries. The goal is to identify the crushing method that decreases the environmental impact, particularly in terms of the organic loading and microbial contamination to guide the future treatment and recovery strategies. The results obtained from the chemical oxygen demand (COD) have shown that the continuous three-phase system exhibited the highest COD value, reaching 31 × 104 mg O2/l, and a concentration of 13 × 103 mg/l for polyphenols and 2137.4 mg/l for hydroxytyrosol. The microbiological study is yeasts, fungi, and bacteria in the three methods. The two-phase method had the highest microbial load with great concentrations of nitrogenous compounds. As a result of the preservation of our environment, we see that the two-phase method represents the least polluting method, compared to the other methods.
期刊介绍:
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment emphasizes technical developments and data arising from environmental monitoring and assessment, the use of scientific principles in the design of monitoring systems at the local, regional and global scales, and the use of monitoring data in assessing the consequences of natural resource management actions and pollution risks to man and the environment.