Abattoir Waste Contribution To Municipal Waste Generation
Journal Title: International Journal of Scientific Research and Management - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
I ncreased popu lation means increased demand for meat. Thus, more slaughter waste is expected to be generated. Knowing an estimated quantity of waste generation can help in planning and influence the type of management systems needed for now and for the future. There are no sufficient measures or facilities to treat wastewater for environmental safety. An investigative sur vey and quantitative approach were used to evaluate the combined waste generation for Kperisi and Kambali slaughter houses (abattoirs) and management of same in Wa Municipalit y of Upper West Region over a period of six months (172 days), where 5,848, 35% of all slaughtered livestock for study period were randomly selected and measured as an average representative for the respective types. Scha e ffer‟s formular was used to determ ine the live weight of 2,064 cattle, 2580 goats and 1204 sheep out of 16,856. Average live weights were 543.30 kg for cattle, 45.31 kg for goats and 56.42 kg for sheep generating 0.52 tons of blood, 0.38 tons of intestinal content, 0.29 tons of tissues and 0.58 tons of bone as daily abattoir waste , translat ing into 179.57 tons of blood, 130.38 tons of intestinal content, 100.17 tons of waste tissues and 196.77 tons of bone annually, based on standard waste per slaughter for these livestock. A nnual waste of 606.88 metric tons and 1,300.035m 3 of waste water are generated every year based on the study. The enormous volume of waste makes the issue of meat safety risks associated with its disposal an immedia te, ongoing and serious one
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Y. D. Twumasi
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