Impact of Wastewater Effluents from a Sugar Industry and a Molasses Based Distillery on Water Quality of River Musamya in Lugazi, Uganda
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2013
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Makerere University
Abstract
The sugar industry in Uganda and East Africa is of economic importance in terms of employment
opportunities, government revenue, and sugar production for export and domestic consumption.
However, there is a problem of environmental pollution due to its wastewater disposal without
proper treatment. Sugar Corporation of Uganda Ltd (SCOUL) is one of the major sugar industries
in Uganda milling over 1,583 tons of sugar cane per day and generating over 1000m3 of wastewater
per day. Wastewater disposed by SCOUL is in septic conditions and causes serious pollution to the
nearby river water source. However, there is little information regarding ecological studies to
examine water quality of river Musamya after receiving effluents from SCOUL. This study
therefore assessed the impact of wastewater effluents from SCOUL on the water quality of River
Musamya so that environmental pollution mitigation measures can be put in place. Physicochemical
characteristics of wastewater from SCOUL and water from River Musamya at the point of
discharge, upstream and downstream of the river were determined using standard methods for the
examination of water and wastewater. Impact of wastewater from SCOUL on River Musamya was
evaluated and results showed that pollutant concentration in effluent from SCOUL were above
permissible discharge limits by NEMA. River Musamya received 2,523±728 m3/day of wastewater
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sugar industry, environmental pollution, Wastewater, Uganda
Citation
Turinayo, Y. K. (2013). Impact of wastewater effluents from a sugar industry and a molasses based distillery on water quality of River Musamya in Lugazi, Uganda. Unpublished master’s thesis). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yonah-Turinayo-2/publication/303015828_Impact_of_Wastewater_Effluents_from_a_Sugar_Industry_and_a_Molasses_Based_Distillery_on_Water_Quality_of_River_Musamya_in_Lugazi_Uganda/links/57e3df5308ae7b8233c91636/Impact-of-Wastewater-Effluents-from-a-Sugar-Industry-and-a-Molasses-Based-Distillery-on-Water-Quality-of-River-Musamya-in-Lugazi-Uganda.pdf
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