Abstract:
The paper provides a new approach to estimating the damage resulting from
industrial wastewater. The measurement method proposed can be applied for all industries
to determine the damage resulting from wastewater and to compare it with the
environmental load of each pollutant. These measures help identify the environmental
responsibility of a particular firm for a specific period and a level of pollution. Furthermore,
they are to determine clearly the main industries that are accountable for the highest
environmental damage according to the water pollutant loads. During March 2019, the
proposed approach was tested on Abu Qir industries that are located in Egypt. Results urge
for applying the proposed measures to wastewater pollutions, as well as for updating the
current legislation to stimulate a management system’s efficiency. Results showed that
phenol accounts for the highest percentage in paper production, followed by OILY pollutant
in fertilizer production, COD and BOD in paper production and TSS in fertilizer
manufacturing. Determining accurately the environmental responsibility for damages
accelerates the spread of the clean industries.
