Wastewater Analysis: A Vital Step Toward a Cleaner Future

What Are the Main Methods of Wastewater Analysis?

From our homes to factories, and from agriculture to industry, we need clean water in every sector. The amount of water used and the resulting wastewater problem are issues we face every day. With this in mind, let’s first answer the question, “What is wastewater?”

What is wastewater?

It is defined as water that has been physically, chemically, or biologically contaminated after use and has acquired properties different from its natural state. The substances causing this contamination include dissolved substances, solid particles, chemical pollutants, or microorganisms.

Listing the types:

• Water used in areas such as toilets, bathrooms, and kitchens in homes, offices, and restaurants; Domestic Wastewater
• Wastewater originating from factories and production facilities; Industrial Wastewater
• Wastewater formed when fertilizers and pesticides used in agriculture mix with groundwater and surface water through rain or irrigation; Agricultural Wastewater

Nanolab conducts Wastewater Analyses to determine the types and quantities of contaminants that may be present in water. Within this framework, accredited wastewater monitoring is provided through chemical, biological, and physical tests.

To assess the importance of analyses regarding water resources and wastewater discharge in Turkey, data shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) can be considered.

Water and Wastewater Statistics According to 2022 TUIK Data

Data obtained by TUİK indicates that in 2020, municipalities, villages, manufacturing industry facilities, thermal power plants, Organized Industrial Zones (OSB), and mining operations withdrew 18.2 billion m³ of water, while in 2022, a total of 19.2 billion m³ of water was withdrawn.

According to the data published during this period, a total of 16.4 billion m³ of wastewater was discharged in 2022. The distribution of the discharged wastewater is as follows:

- 76.5% to the sea, 19.5% to rivers, 1% to reservoirs, 0.8% to septic tanks, 0.7% to lakes/ponds, 0.2% to land, and 1.4% to other receiving environments

Major Wastewater Analyses Conducted in Our Facility

• Suspended Solids (SS) Analysis
• Wastewater Sampling
• Oil and Grease Analysis
• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Analysis
• Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) Analysis
• Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Analysis
• Phosphate/Phosphorus Analysis
• Total Phosphorus Analysis
• Sulfur Analysis
• Sulfate Analysis
• Fluoride Analysis
• Chromium (VI) Analysis
• pH Analysis
• Conductivity Analysis
• Temperature Analysis
• Turbidity Analysis
• Color Analysis
• Total Suspended Solids Analysis
• Ammonium/Ammonium Nitrogen Analysis
• Nitrate/Nitrate Nitrogen Analysis
• Nitrite/Nitrite Nitrogen Analysis
• Chloride Analysis
• Free Chlorine Analysis
• Bound Chlorine Analysis
• Heavy Metal Analysis
• Boron (B), Phosphorus (P), Tin (Sn) Analysis,
• Dissolved Oxygen Analysis,
• Settleable Solids Analysis,
• Fish Bioassay (ZSF) Analysis,
• Sulfite Analysis
• Total Cyanide Analysis
• Hydrazine Analysis ASTM D1385
• Phenol Analysis
• Surfactant (MBAS) Analysis
• Phenol Analysis
• Hydrocarbon Analysis

Based on these data, we continue our wastewater analysis work as an accredited laboratory with TÜRKAK accreditation.

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