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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2021

A novel approach to baseline water quality assessment at local and catchment scale: a case study from Berambadi, India.

Anjali V Raj, Priyanka Jamwal, Anusree K Anju, Praveen Kumar, Durba Biswas, Lakshminarayana Rao, Rachel Helliwell, Samia Richards, Rowan Ellis, Nazli Koseoglu and 2 more

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Anjali V RajCentre for Environment and Development, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India.
Priyanka JamwalCentre for Environment and Development, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India. priyanka.jamwal@atree.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4630-5670
Anusree K AnjuCentre for Environment and Development, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India.
Praveen KumarCentre for Environment and Development, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India.
Durba BiswasCentre for Environment and Development, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India.
Lakshminarayana RaoCentre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
Rachel HelliwellEnvironmental and Biochemical Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.
Samia RichardsEnvironmental and Biochemical Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.
Rowan EllisSocial, Economic and Geographical Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.
Nazli KoseogluSocial, Economic and Geographical Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.
Jagadeesh YeluripatiInformation and Computational Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.
Stephanie ConnellyDivision of Infrastructure and Environment, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK.

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Abstract

Optimal design and maintenance are necessary for the sustainability of wastewater treatment systems. In this study, we present the outcome of a novel approach to baseline assessment conducted prior to the design and deployment of a decentralized wastewater treatment system at a school in rural India. The baseline water quality monitoring protocol was deployed to assess (a) the quality and quantity of wastewater (greywater and blackwater) flows from the school and (b) the status of surface water and groundwater quality in the catchment. Hourly greywater flows and water quality trends were monitored across four seasons at the school. Average freshwater consumption at the school was 518 ± 322 L/day for hand washing and 287 ± 97 L/day for cooking meals. Greywater generation showed high hourly variations in COD levels. Greywater generated from hand wash and kitchen sources contributed to 110 g/day and 96 g/day of BOD

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Water Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationEnvironmental MonitoringSewageWaste Disposal, FluidWastewaterWater QualitySewageWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalBaseline assessmentCatchment scaleContaminant loadDecentralized wastewater treatmentSeasonal variationWater consumption

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PMID34811602

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