title: Co-treatment of olive-mill and urban wastewaters by experimental stabilization ponds.
abstract: Olive oil mill wastewater (OMW) constitutes a source of environmental problems in Morocco due to its significantly high organic load, its phytotoxic properties and its relatively low biodegradability. An effective option for its disposal is its agricultural use after co-treatment with urban wastewater (UWW). The main objective of this investigation was to evaluate the potential of this co-treatment, using experimental waste stabilization ponds, in removing OMW phytotoxicity. We examined the influence of the organic load, at the entry of the treatment system, on the evolution of some physicochemical (chemical oxygen demand and polyphenols) and microbiological (fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci) parameters. The results showed a removal of the organic, phenolic and microbial load throughout the treatment which differed from one system to another according to the OMW load applied to each system. The results concerning the germination assays of Zea mays and Solanum lycopersicum suggested that the co-treatment of OMW with UWW would decrease the phytotoxicity of this waste.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie et Biotechnologie des Microorganismes, Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, B.P. 2390, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco. asmaa_jail1@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jail
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boukhoubza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nejmeddine
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sayadi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hassani
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D018533:Biomass; D002947:Cities; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009018:Morocco; D031658:Olea; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D010636:Phenols; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D010636:Phenols