title: An overview of various technologies for the treatment of dairy wastewaters.
abstract: Dairy industries have shown tremendous growth in size and number in most countries of the world. These industries discharge wastewater which is characterized by high chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, nutrients, and organic and inorganic contents. Such wastewaters, if discharged without proper treatment, severely pollute receiving water bodies. In this article, the various recent advancements in the treatment of dairy wastewater have been discussed and the areas where further research is needed have been identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: Jai Prakash
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kushwaha
authors.forename: Vimal Chandra
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Indra Deo
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Mall
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D003612:Dairying / Q000379:methods*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical