<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The studies covered the branches: sugar industry, fruit-and-vegetable processing and potato processing plants. The analyses of water consumption and quantities of wastewater formed in 24 production plants were performed in the paper. A comparison of water and wastewater management in three branches showed that the highest water consumption is in fruit-and-vegetable processing. The data collected in the paper indicates the drop of water consumption in potato as well as fruit-and-vegetable industry. The values obtained for sugar industry indicate that it is the least diversified branch.</p></abstract>

The studies covered the branches: sugar industry, fruit-and-vegetable processing and potato processing plants. The analyses of water consumption and quantities of wastewater formed in 24 production plants were performed in the paper. A comparison of water and wastewater management in three branches showed that the highest water consumption is in fruit-and-vegetable processing. The data collected in the paper indicates the drop of water consumption in potato as well as fruit-and-vegetable industry. The values obtained for sugar industry indicate that it is the least diversified branch.

Indicators of water consumption and the quantity of wastewater formed in selected branches of food industry

Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, al. Hrabska 3 Falenty, 05-3089 Raszyn, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

The studies covered the branches: sugar industry, fruit-and-vegetable processing and potato processing plants. The analyses of water consumption and quantities...

Indicators of water consumption and the quantity of wastewater formed in selected branches of food industry

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Dez. 2010

Seitenbereich: 6 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-010-0040-z

Schlüsselwörter
water, wastewater/sewage, indicators, food industry

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Indicators of water consumption and the quantity of wastewater formed in selected branches of food industry

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Dez. 2010

Seitenbereich: 6 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-010-0040-z

Schlüsselwörterwater, wastewater/sewage, indicators, food industry

This content is open access.

Schlüsselwörter
water, wastewater/sewage, indicators, food industry